Amy Goldman Koss
Author of The Girls
About the Author
Amy Goldman Koss is a children's writer who attended Lansing Community College and Wayne State University but did not finish her degree. As an adult, she lived in several places such as - Lansing, Boston, Stuart, Florida - working odd jobs and taking random college classes. She soon started show more submitting her drawings and writings to newspapers and literary magazines. When her first picture book got published, she was totally hooked and spent the next few years writing and illustrating picture books in verse. After having her children she started writing novels and has been doing it ever since. Her titles include Gossip Times Three, How I Saved Hanukkah, and Smoke Screen. She belongs to several writing societies such as Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Children's Author's Network and Friend's of Children and Literature Authors Guild. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- 1954-01-26
- Gender
- female
- Places of residence
- Glendale, California, USA
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The Girls by Amy Goldman Koss
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Honestly, I liked this book so much, I would have enjoyed about 50 more pages.
Have you ever wondered where fish go when the ponds and lakes freeze in the wintertime? Or what makes the sound you hear when you put your ear to a seashell? Or why snakes shed their skins? Now you can find out the answers to these questions and many others in this beautiful book of fanciful and fact-filled poems that explain some of nature's greatest mysteries.
Nice little book, a quick read. I was surprised to see this was an American Girl book. Some of the language made me think it was a British author, but that isn't the case. The story of a family vacationing in Europe hoping to recover from a tragedy. I liked the growth in the characters. The reactions of the characters seemed realistic. I do wonder how the little brother fares toward the end. It being the diary of the older sister, it's not surprising that she doesn't let us know. I enjoyed the words she chose to describe the thief of her diary, very amusing!… (more)
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- 3.5
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