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Hobby by Jane Yolen

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Author Biography

Name: Jane Yolen
Birth Date: February 11, 1939
Place of Birth: New York, New York
Nationality: American
Gender: Female

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Biography of Jane Yolen
3955 words, approx. 13.2 pages
Since Jane Yolen has an impressive catalogue of books, it is hard to believe that her first work was not published until 1963. Having written books of poems, fiction, and non-fiction for children, young adults, and adults alike, Yolen would seem to have...
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Biography of Jane (Hyatt) Yolen
3775 words, approx. 12.6 pages
Jane Yolen is one of the most prolific contemporary writers of children's stories. Since 1963, she has written well over sixty books, including poetry collections, realistic stories, animal tales, ABC books, and fantasies. Her special talents, however, l...


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Hobby Information
1,800 words, approx. 6 pages
A hobby is a spare-time recreational pursuit. if (window.showTocToggle) { var tocShowText = "show"; var tocHideText = "hide"; showTocToggle(); } Origin of term A hobby-horse was a wooden or wickerwork toy made to be ridden just like the real hobby. From...


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Birdwatching hobby takes flight
9/17/2007: 1,100 words, approx. 4 pages
Jim Rapp has one hand on the wheel and the other holding a pair of binoculars as he drives his truck slowly down a gravel drive on the banks of a Chesapeake Bay marsh."Do you see that? Right there?" he whispers, excitedly pointing to a...
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The New York Observer
Hightower\'d5s $3.44 M. Hobby
12/3/2006: 1,226 words, approx. 4 pages
Though Grace Hightower and her godly husband Robert De Niro just paid $20.9 million for a 15-room Central Park West apartment last month, she has also bought a $3,440,000 limestone townhouse at 516 East 89th Street. “She’s going to gut it and renovate it,” said...
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The New York Observer
Hightower's $3.44 M. Hobby
12/3/2006: 1,226 words, approx. 4 pages
Though Grace Hightower and her godly husband Robert De Niro just paid $20.9 million for a 15-room Central Park West apartment last month, she has also bought a $3,440,000 limestone townhouse at 516 East 89th Street. “She’s going to gut it and renovate it,”...
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Forget golf, this Indian-American doctor makes and stars in movies for a hobby
9/10/2007: 957 words, approx. 3 pages
For a man who does not watch many movies, Ravi Godse certainly enjoys making them.Watching a rough cut of his second independent film at his suburban home, Godse took notes and spoke enthusiastically about making the movie, editing the picture, and getting a renowned Indian...
 


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Hobby by Jane Yolen

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