Phillip hoose biography
- Phillip M. Hoose (born May 31, 1947) is an American writer of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles.
- A songwriter and performing musician, Phillip Hoose is a founding member of the Children's Music Network and a member of the band Chipped Enamel.
- Phillip Hoose is an award-winning author of books, essays, stories, songs and articles.
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Phillip Hoose
Born
May 31, 1947
Website
http://philliphoose.wordpress.com/
Genre
Children's Books, History
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Phillip Hoose is the widely-acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles, including the National Book Award winning book, Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice.
He is also the author of the multi-award winning title, The Race to Save the Lord God Bird, the National Book Award Finalist We Were There Too!: Young People in U.S. History, and the Christopher Award-winning manual for youth activism It's Our World Too!.
The picture book, Hey, Little Ant which began as a song by the same title was co-authored with his daughter Hannah. The book is beloved around the world with over one million copies in print in ten different languages. Teaching Tolerance Magazine called it, "A masterpiece for teaching values and character educatiPhillip Hoose is the widely-acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles, including the National Book Award winning book, Claudette Colvin: Twice Towards Justice.
He is also t
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Hoose, Phillip M. 1947-
PERSONAL:
Name is pronounced "hose"; born 1947, in South Bend, IN; son of Darwin Hoose and Patti Williams; married; wife's name Shoshana; children: Hannah, Ruby. Education: Attended Indiana University and Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Hobbies and other interests: Running.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Portland, ME. E-mail—[email protected].
CAREER:
Author, musician, and conservationist. Nature Conservancy, Portland, ME, staff member, 1977—; songwriter and performing musician, 1984—. Cofounder and member of board of directors, Children's Music Network, 1986—.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Christopher Award and American Library Association Notable Book citation, both 1993, both for It's Our World Too! Stories of Young People Who Are Making a Difference;Jane Addams Children's Book Award honor book citation, 1999, for Hey, Little Ant; National Book Award finalist, 2001, for We Were There Too! Young People in U.S. History; Boston Globe/Horn Book Award, 2005, for The Race to Save the Lord God Bird.
WRITINGS:
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Buildi Phillip Hoose is the widely-acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles, including the National Book Award winning book, Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice and the forthcoming The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and The Churchill Club. He is also the author of the multi-award winning title, The Race to Save the Lord God Bird, the National Book Award Finalist We Were There Too!: Young People in U.S. History, and the Christopher Award-winning manual for youth activism Itâs Our World Too!. The picture book, Hey, Little Ant which began as a song by the same title was co-authored with his daughter Hannah. The book is beloved around the world with over one million copies in print in ten different languages. Teaching Tolerance Magazine called it, âA masterpiece for teaching values and character education.â Phillipâs love of the game is reflected in his acclaimed books, Perfect Once Removed: When Baseball Was All the World to Me which was named one of the Top 10 Sports Books of 2007 by Booklist and Hoosiers: the Fabulous Basketb
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