Stand in the Wind by Jean Little

Stand in the Wind by Jean Little

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The Winston sisters, Martha and Ellen, and the Swann sisters, Christine and Rosemary, have to spend a holiday together. When Rosemary starts being mean to Martha, Christine defends her sister. It looks as if it's going to be a long holiday, until Martha discovers a secret about Christine.

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Stand in the Wind by Jean Little

The Winston sisters, Martha and Ellen, and the Swann sisters, Christine and Rosemary, have to spend a holiday together. When Rosemary starts being mean to Martha, Christine defends her sister. It looks as if it's going to be a long holiday, until Martha discovers a secret about Christine.
Jean Little a publi? plus de 40 livres, dont plusieurs romans, albums, nouvelles, livres de po?sie et autobiographies. Plusieurs de ses ouvrages ont ?t? publi's ? l'?tranger. L'auteure reconnue a remport? de nombreuses r?compenses en plus d'?tre r?cipiendaire de six dipl?mes honorifiques et d'?tre membre de l'Ordre du Canada. Jean demeure tr's engag?e dans la promotion de la lecture et de l'?criture aupr's des jeunes et des adultes: certains critiques vont m?me jusqu'? lui donner le titre de ? tr?sor national ?.

Jean est non voyante. Elle ?crit avec un ordinateur parlant et se d?place avec son chien guide. Elle vit ? Guelph, en Ontario.

Genevi?ve C?t? a collabor? ? la cr?ation d'un grand nombre de livres pour enfants ?crits par des auteurs de renom, tels Gilles Tibo et Danielle Simard. Elle a plus tard commenc? ? travailler ? ses propres histoires en mariant la magie des images et des mots. Quel ?l?phant?, publi? aux ?ditions Scholastic en 2006, est le premier album qu'elle a sign? ? titre d'auteure-illustratrice. Elle a ensuite fait trois autres albums: Je suis l?, Petit Lundi, Comme toi!, Sans toi! et Ninon dit non de Heather Hartt-Sussman.

Genevi?ve fait aussi des illustrations ?ditoriales pour des journaux et des magazines. Son travail a figur? dans des publications ? grand tirage, comme le Boston Globe, le New York Times, le Wall Street Journal et L'Actualit?.


Jean Little is one of Canada's - and the world's - best-loved writers for children. She is the author of many picture books, including our own Pippin the Christmas Pig (Le No?l de P?tunia) (Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Award); Listen, said the Donkey (?coutez, dit l'?ne) (CCBC Starred Review) and The Sweetest One of All (Mon petit tr?sor) (Toronto Public LibraryBest and First Book).

Genevi?ve C?t? is a Montreal artist whose illustrations have graced the pages of publications such as the New York Times and The Boston Globe. Her books have received three nominations for the Governor General's Award for illustration, one of which she went on to win for. She also won the Elisabeth Mrazik-Cleaver Award.

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ISBN 13 9780140380569
ISBN 10 0140380566
Title Stand in the Wind
Author Jean Little
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published 1996-03-28
Number of pages 288
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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