Arthur's Reading Race
by Brown, Marc
Marc Brown is best known as the author and illustrator who created the beloved aardvark Arthur. This popular character was born one night over twenty years ago, when Brown was telling his oldest son, Tolon, a bedtime story. Most of the stories he told were about animals, but that night the story just happened to be about an aardvark. Brown has written and illustrated more than fifty Arthur and D.W. (Arthur's little sister) books since then. He has also illustrated twelve other books with his wife--author, illustrator, and psychologist Laurie Krasny Brown.As a child, Marc Brown's passion for drawing was encouraged by his grandmother Thora, who saved his artwork in the bottom drawer of her bureau. "I knew it must be special," recalls Brown, "because she didn't save many things." His grandmother later provided an education fund that helped Brown pay for art school. He attended the Cleveland Institute of Art from 1964 to 1969.Grandma Thora is just one person in Marc Brown's life who has afforded the inspiration for one of his characters. Many other characters are based on children he knew while he was growing up and going to school in Mill Creek, Pennsylvania. His sisters--Bonnie, Colleen, and Kimberly--have all served as models for his characters D.W. and Francine. Brown patterned Buster after Terry Johnson, his best friend in elementary school, while Mr. Ratburn is based on "the meanest algebra teacher ever."Brown was born in 1946 in Erie, Pennsylvania. Before he created the Arthur series, he worked at a variety of jobs, including stints as a truck driver, short-order cook, college professor, soda jerk, actor, chicken farmer, and television art director. Now, in addition to developing the Arthur television series on PBS, Brown continues to create new books both for Random House Children's Publishing and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Marc Brown lives in Hingham, Massachusetts, and Martha's Vineyard with Laurie and their young daughter, Eliza. He also has two grown sons, Tolon and Tucker. Brown looks to his three children for inspiration and story ideas. He also gets many suggestions from children he meets in schools, libraries, and bookstores around the country. "The most interesting--and the funniest--things," Brown says, "happen in real life."
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ARTHUR'S READING RACE
by Marc Brown
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- 1996
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Arthur's Reading Race (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
by Brown, Marc
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Arthur's Reading Race
by Brown, Marc Tolon
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Arthur's Reading Race (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
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Arthur's Reading Race
by Marc Brown
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by Brown, Marc
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Arthur's Reading Race (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
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Random House / Grolier, 1996. pictorial with blue & black ltrs, edges and corners are nicked, clean & tight. Part of the I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF Beginner Books series.. 1st Printiing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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Random House / Grolier, 1996. pictorial with blue & black ltrs, edges and corners are nicked, clean & tight. Part of the I CAN READ IT ALL BY MYSELF Beginner Books series.. 1st Printiing. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Item Price
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Arthur's Reading Race (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
by Marc Brown
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[ Edition: Reprint ]. Poor Condition. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Water Damage: SLIGHT, doesn't affect use ] provided stickers have been used Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Pub Date: 1/1/1996 Binding: Paperback Pages: 24 Item Price
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Arthur's Reading Race (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
by Marc Brown
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Random House Books for Young Readers, June 1996. Hardcover. Used - Good. Shipping fee applies to first book, there is no additional shipping fee for addition books from our store. All of our books are in clean, readable condition (unless noted otherwise). Our books generally have a store sticker on the inside cover with our in store… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arthur's Reading Race (I Can Read It All By Myself) [Hardcover] by Marc Brown
by Marc Brown
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Grolier Book Club Edition, 1/1/1996. Hardcover. Like New. 000-554: Trade Size Hardcover. No Defects except for a few minor surface blemishes. Appears to be an unread book. A beautiful, square, tight copy with clean, unmarked pages. Outstanding Gift Quality. Beginner Books with the Cat in the Hat logo. Written and Color Illustrated by Marc Brown. 10 9 8… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arthur's Reading Race (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
by Brown, Marc
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Random House, 1996. Hardcover. As New. Illus By Author. Octavo, hardcover, fine, as new, in blue pictorial boards. "belongs to" blank, clean and unmarked. Arthur promises to buy ice cream for his little sister, D.W., if she can read ten words. The twosome race to the park, where D.W. is quick to recognize signs such as ZOO,… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arthur's Reading Race: An Arthur Sticker Book (Red Fox Picture Books)
by Brown, Marc
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Red Fox. Used - Good. Ships from UK in 48 hours or less (usually same day). Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. 100% money back guarantee. We are a world class secondhand bookstore based in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom and specialize in high… Read more about this item Item Price
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Arthur's Reading Race (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3)
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Random House Books for Young Readers. As New with no dust jacket. 1996. Hardcover. 0679967389 . Step Into Reading Step 3; 7 oz.; I Can Read It Beginner Books ED Unread/Unmarked as new. Arthur promises to buy ice cream for his little sister, D. W. , if she can read ten words. The twosome race to the park,… Read more about this item Item Price
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