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Paul Fleischman

Born

The United States

Website

http://www.paulfleischman.net/

Genre

Children's Books, Poetry

Influences

Sid Fleischman

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Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica, California. The son of well-known children's novelist Sid Fleischman, Paul was in the unique position of having his famous father's books read out loud to him by the author as they were being written. This experience continued throughout his childhood.
Paul followed in his father's footsteps as an author of books for young readers, and in 1982 he released the book "Graven Images", which was awarded a Newbery Honor citation.
In 1988, Paul Fleischman came out with "Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices", an unusually unique collection of poetry from the perspective of insects. This book was awarded the 1989 John Newbery Medal. Factoring in Sid Fleischman's win of the John Newbery Medal in 1987 for his b ...more

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Average rating: 3.79 · 52,416 ratings · 8,243 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors

	Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, Judy Pedersen (Illustrator) 3.76 avg rating — 16,956 ratings — published 1997 — 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
	Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman, Eric Beddows (Illustrator) 3.99 avg rating — 10,820 ratings — published 1988 — 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
	Whirligig 3.35 avg rating — 8,703 ratings — published 1998 — 32 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
	Weslandia by Paul Fleischman, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) 4.28 avg rating — 3,096 ratings — published 1999 — 17 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 Matchbox Diary by Paul Fleischman, Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 2,553 ratings — published 2013 — 15 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
	Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleischman, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator) 4.13 avg rating — 1,709 ratings — published 2007	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
	Bull Run 3.43 avg rating — 1,469 ratings — published 1993 — 19 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 Dunderheads (The Dunderheads, #1) by Paul Fleischman, David Roberts (Illustrator) 3.88 avg rating — 1,267 ratings — published 2009 — 10 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
	Graven Images by Paul Fleischman, Paul Michael (Reading), Bagram Ibatoulline (Illustrator), Susan Denaker (Reading), Lincoln Hoppe (Reading) 3.63 avg rating — 796 ratings — published 1982 — 22 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 Borning Room 3.78 avg rating — 488 ratings — published 1991 — 18 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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Worldwide Stories (3 books)
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The Dunderheads (2 books)
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David Roberts (Illustrator)

3.82 avg rating — 1,509 ratings

Quotes by Paul Fleischman (?)

“A picture tells a thousand words. But you get a thousand pictures from someone's voice.”
― Paul Fleischman, Seek

tags: words

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“Television, I'm afraid, has isolated us more than race, class, or ethnicity.”
― Paul Fleischman, Seedfolks

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“When we have no families, we must find support elsewhere. Sometimes in strangers. We're all alone on this earth. We must take any hand that's offered us. I offer you mine...I'll be your friend, if you wish. The faithful kind.

—Elva”
― Paul Fleischman, Mind's Eye

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What themed book (from the 1990s) would you like to read for December's group read?

The Giver by Lois Lowry

18 votes, 46.2%

Removed

9 votes, 23.1%

Whirligig by Paul Fleischman

3 votes, 7.7%

The Only Alien on the Planet by Kristen D. Randle

3 votes, 7.7%

Tangerine by Edward Bloor

2 votes, 5.1%

Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse

2 votes, 5.1%

Gallows Hill by Lois Duncan

2 votes, 5.1%

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