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Occupation
  
Illustrator, author

Role
  
Author

Name
  
Robin Koontz

Period
  
1980s-present

Nationality
  
American


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Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox - Early Reader by Robin Koontz


Robin Michal Koontz (born July 29, 1954) is an American author and illustrator of picture books and early readers for children as well as non-fiction for middle school readers. Her books are published in English, Spanish, and Indonesian. Many of her titles have been reviewed in School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and the CLCD (Children's Literature Comprehension Database).

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What Was Hurricane Katrina? Book Trailer


Biography

Koontz was born in 1954 and grew up in Wheaton, Maryland and Tuscaloosa, Alabama. She attended the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland in 1973-74. She currently lives near Noti, Oregon. Koontz served as the Regional Advisor of the Oregon chapter of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators from 1994-2012. She is now Regional Advisor Emeritus.

Awards

What's the Difference Between a Butterfly and a Moth was an International Reading Association Teachers Choice Award in 2010. Leaps and Creeps: How Animals Move to Survive was one of four finalists for the Animal Behavior Society's Outstanding Children’s Book Award in 2012.

Interviews

  • Mihnea Simandan, Voicu. "“The devices that deliver a book might change, but I believe that kids will still read.” – Interview with Robin Koontz. Voicu Mihnea Simandan. July 11, 2011.
  • Harrison, David. Robin Koontz today. Children's Author David L. Harrison's Blog. October 29, 2010.
  • References

    Robin Koontz Wikipedia


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