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Jane Kurtz

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Jane Kurtz was born in Portland, Oregon, but when she was two years old, her parents moved to Ethiopia. Jane grew up in Maji, a small town in the southwest corner of the country.
Since there were no televisions, radios, or movies, her memories are of climbing mountains, wading in rivers by the waterfalls, listening to stories, and making up her own stories, which she and her sisters acted out for days at a time.

That love of nature has recently inspired her to write books about loving the Earth--such as WHAT DO THEY DO WITH ALL THAT POO? and PLANET JUPITER.

Jane has published more than 40 books, fiction, nonfiction, picture books, novels for young readers, and ready-to-reads. Some are based on her childhood in Ethiopia. Some draw on her own ...more

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	Lanie 4.01 avg rating — 947 ratings — published 2010 — 11 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 Do They Do with All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Allison Black (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 727 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Jean-Paul Tibbles (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 624 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Lanie's Real Adventures by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Robert Papp (Illustrator), Tamara England (Editor) 4.08 avg rating — 403 ratings — published 2013 — 8 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 Storyteller's Beads by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Michael Bryant 3.68 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 1998 — 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
	The Bone Wars: The True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Alexander Vidal (Illustrations) 4.06 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 2023 — 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
	Anna Was Here 3.50 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Chickens on the Loose by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), John Joseph (Illustrator) 3.79 avg rating — 134 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Faraway Home by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), E.B. Lewis 3.98 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2000 — 8 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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American Girl: Lanie (2 books)
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Robert Papp (Illustrator),

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50 States to Celebrate (16 books)
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Quiet, Please! (Twig and Turtle #3)

by Jennifer Richard Jacobson (Goodreads Author)

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Jane Kurtz said: " Not all chapter books feature characters who have much emotional depth. I love the tiny house and the way the sisters' emotions ring true to their experiences there. And in Covid times, who doesn't understand the push and pull for isolation vs. new e ...more "

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P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2)

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“If only there were a river of courage, - Rahel whispered. I would bend down, cup the water in my hand and drink.”
― Jane Kurtz, The Storyteller's Beads

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