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Gabrielle Balkan

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in Augusta, Georgia, The United States

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Gabrielle Balkan writes for readers of all ages, equally enjoying picture books and readers as chapter books and young adult fiction. Her works include The Dog Rules by Coco LaRue, a Scholastic Book Fairs best-seller that sold 150,000 copies and demanded a follow-up.

One of her first forays into writing nonfiction was “America is hard to See,” a children's audio guide for the the inaugural exhibit at the Whitney Museum of Art's Gansevoort location. The 50 States was Gabrielle's first non-fiction book and was followed by two companion books, two activity sets, one follow-up atlas: 50 Cities.

She's also the author of BOOK OF BONES (an International Literacy Association pick) and it's companion, BOOK OF FLIGHT (coming in Spring 2019).

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	The 50 States by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Sol Linero 4.34 avg rating — 427 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What a Map Can Do by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Alberto Lot (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 191 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Book of Bones: 10 Record-Breaking Animals by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Sam Brewster (Artist) 4.58 avg rating — 142 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Georgia O'Keeffe: She Saw the World in a Flower by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Josy Bloggs (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 133 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Be a Witch by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Shana Gozansky, Carmen Saldaña (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 107 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Cities of the U.S.A.: Explore America's cities with 50 fact-filled maps (Volume 4) (Americana, 4) by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Sol Linero (Illustrator) 4.12 avg rating — 76 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 50 States: Activity Book: Maps of the 50 States of the USA (Volume 2) (Americana, 2) by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Sol Linero (Illustrator) 4.38 avg rating — 42 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whose Bones?: An Animal Guessing Game by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Sam Brewster (Artist) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 34 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Medicine Can Do by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Alberto Lot (illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 22 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 fact-filled maps! by Gabrielle Balkan (Goodreads Author), Sol Linero (Illustrator) 4.89 avg rating — 18 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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