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Natural Writer

A Story about Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

From the Series Creative Minds Biographies

  • Interest Level: Grade 4 - Grade 8
  • Reading Level: Grade 5

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings dreamt of becoming a famous writer from the time that she was a young girl. After several years of searching for adventure and success, Marjorie finally found inspiration in the wild country of central Florida. While living there, she produced several popular works of fiction, including the Pulitzer Prize – winning novel The Yearling.

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978-1-57505-208-3
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Interest Level Grade 4 - Grade 8
Reading Level Grade 5
Publisher Lerner Publishing Group
Imprint Millbrook Press ™
Language English
Publication Date 2001-01-01
Reading Counts! Level 5.4
Text Type Narrative Nonfiction
BISACS JNF007030, JNF007120
Dewey 813'.52
Graphics 1-color illustrations
Lexile 870
Guided Reading Level R
ATOS Reading Level 5.9
Accelerated Reader® Quiz 47470
Accelerated Reader® Points 1.0
Features Afterword, Author/Illustrator note, Bibliography/further reading, Index, Reviewed, Table of contents, and Teaching Guides

Reviews

School Library Journal

“This easy-to-read biography has an attractive cover and a full-page charcoal illustration in each chapter. It could serve as a good introduction to The Yearling.”
—School Library Journal