Kathleen Krull
Author of Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman
About the Author
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Series
Works by Kathleen Krull
A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights: Curfews, Censorship, and the 100-Pound Giant (1999) 126 copies
A Pot O' Gold: A Treasury Of Irish Stories, Poetry, Folklore, And (of Course) Blarney (2004) 112 copies
THEY SAW THE FUTURE: Oracles, Psychics, Scientists, Great Thinkers, and Pretty Good Guessers (1999) 48 copies
I Hear America Singing!: Folksongs for American Families with CD (Treasured Gifts for the Holidays) (2003) 45 copies
The Night the Martians Landed: Just the Facts (Plus the Rumors) About Invaders from Mars (2003) 35 copies
The Other Side: How Kids Live in a California Latino Neighborhood (World of My Own) (1994) 33 copies
Frenemies in the Family: Famous Brothers and Sisters Who Butted Heads and Had Each Other's Backs (2018) 26 copies
What Really Happened in Roswell?: Just the Facts (Plus the Rumors) About UFOs and Aliens (2003) 20 copies
Lives of Extraordinary 1 copy
Good Times Bad Times 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Krull, Kathleen
- Other names
- KRULL, Kathleen
- Birthdate
- 1952-07-29
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, USA
- Places of residence
- Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, USA
Wilmette, Illinois, USA
San Diego, California, USA - Education
- Lawrence University
- Occupations
- author (children's)
- Short biography
- Kathleen Krull's neighbors knew her as a quiet person with noisy habits, such as playing Bach, Joplin, and Satie on the piano with the windows open. As a child she enjoyed practicing piano, organ, violin, viola, and guitar, and she went on to study music at Northwestern University, the North Shore School of Music, and Lawrence University. These days, when she is not writing or swimming, she likes to tend her vegetable garden, eat popcorn, and investigate the quirky lives of her favorite musicians, authors, and neighbors. She does all of these things at her home in San DiegoCalifornia where she lives with her husband. [adapted from Lives of the Musicians (1993)]
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Reviews
Vibrant art, and an inspiring woman of Wilma's journey to overcome polio to become the first woman to win 3 gold medals in a single Olympics.
Outstandingly accurate account of Cesar Chavez's life. Yuyi Morales does it again with illustrations so warm and full of emotion that tell half of the story along with Krull's words. This story hits close to home for many of my students and I feel good about reading it to them because of its accuracy.
As a woman and someone who prides herself on knowing American history, I am ashamed to admit that I had no idea who Frances Perkins was. But to discover that she was the first female cabinet member (under FDR and labor department) and the woman responsible for the Civilian Conversation Corps and social security (public policies that frankly, I feel always get attributed to a man--FDR)..I was stunned. This woman was sweet, kind, and compassionate. She never sought to domineer a man. She just wanted to make a difference wherever she could in. In her words:
"The door might not be opened to a woman again for a long, long, time. And I had a kind of duty to walk in and sit down in the chair that was offered."
THIS is true feminism. People associate it with radicalism. But it was far from that. Instead we have a woman who was terrified of speaking in public yet when it mattered most, to people she cared about and those underrepresented....she did it. What a role model!… (more)
"The door might not be opened to a woman again for a long, long, time. And I had a kind of duty to walk in and sit down in the chair that was offered."
THIS is true feminism. People associate it with radicalism. But it was far from that. Instead we have a woman who was terrified of speaking in public yet when it mattered most, to people she cared about and those underrepresented....she did it. What a role model!… (more)
Lists
4th Grade Books (3)
Female Author (1)
Awards
The Boy on Fairfield Street: How Ted Geisel Grew Up to Become Dr. Seuss (Nominee – Informational Books – 2006)
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought) (Nominee – Informational Books – 2000)
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Statistics
- Works
- 90
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 13,213
- Popularity
- #1,769
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 577
- ISBNs
- 503
- Languages
- 4
- Favorited
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134 pages, with a list of sources and a pretty robust index (there's an entry for the Large Hadron Collider!).
The other books in this series (Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Isaac Newton, and Freud) have been well-reviewed and I can see why.… (more)