Kathryn Lasky
| Kathryn Lasky | |
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| Born |
June 24, 1944 Indianapolis, Indiana, US |
| Pen name | E. L. Swann |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Spouse | Christopher Knight |
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Kathryn Lasky (born June 24, 1944) is an American children's writer who also writes for adults under the names Kathryn Lasky Knight and E. L. Swann. Her children's books include several Dear America books, The Royal Diaries books, Sugaring Time, The Night Journey, Wolves of the Beyond, and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series.
Kathryn Lasky grew up in Indianapolis, and is married to Christopher Knight, with whom she lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She received a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in early childhood education from Wheelock College.
Her awards include being the 2011 winner of the Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature.
Her 2011 book Silk and Venom: Searching for a Dangerous Spider is about the arachnologist Greta Binford.
Two guide books were released to give readers more insight into the world of Hoole. They are narrated by the owl Otulissa.
Other than 'Night Gardening all Lasky's works for adult readers are under the name Kathryn Lasky Knight.
This series for adult readers was also written under the name Kathryn Lasky Knight.
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