Bauer, Marion Dane

Overview

Works:	278 works in 998 publications in 6 languages and 79,993 library holdings
Genres:	Juvenile works Fiction Novels Picture books Stories in rhyme Literature History Diary fiction Diaries Novels in verse
Roles:	Author, Narrator, Editor, Redactor
Classifications:	PZ7.B3262, FIC

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Marion Dane Bauer

A writer's story : from life to fiction by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )
Social influences on the writing of Marion Dane Bauer and Katherine Paterson : writing as a social act by Bonnie Elizabeth Fisher( Book )
Writing as a social act : social influences on the writing of Marion Dane Bauer and Katherine Paterson by Bonnie Elizabeth Fisher( )
Papers by Marion Dane Bauer( )
[William Allen White Children's Book Award : 37th annual luncheon, Saturday, October 28, 1989.]( Visual )

Bauer, Marion Dane, 1938- : by Marion Dane Bauer( )
Marion Dane Bauer : writer and teacher( )

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Most widely held works by Marion Dane Bauer

On my honor by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

50 editions published between 1986 and 2018 in 3 languages and held by 4,250 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience

A bear named Trouble by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

6 editions published between 2005 and 2010 in English and Arabic and held by 2,567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

In Anchorage, Alaska, two lonely boys make a connection--a brown bear injured just after his mother sends him out on his own, and a human whose father is a new keeper at the Alaska Zoo and whose mother and sister are still in Minnesota

The very little princess by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

17 editions published between 2009 and 2013 in English and held by 2,343 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When she goes to her grandmother's house for the first time, Zoey finds a tiny china doll that comes alive in her hands and believes that she is a princess and that Zoey is her servant

The double-digit club by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

3 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 2,037 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nine-year-old Sarah is excited about summer vacation, but she faces unexpected crises when her best friend Paige becomes old enough to join a local girls' clique, and when she makes choices which affect her relationship with an elderly blind neighbor

Runt by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

13 editions published between 2002 and 2018 in English and held by 1,844 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Runt, the smallest wolf cub in the litter, seeks to prove himself to his father King and the rest of the pack and to earn a new name. In this beautifully written story set in the north woods of Minnesota, four healthy wolf pups-Leader, Sniffer, Runner, and Thinker-are born one spring. And then one final, undersized pup emerges-Runt. Despite his size, Runt manages to keep up with his brothers and sisters and learn the ways of the pack. But he finds it impossible to please his father, the pack"s leader, and gradually withdraws from the others. When he ventures into forbidden human territory, Runt at last comes to understand his mistakes and to recognize his own worth. Award-winning author Marion Dane Bauer combines her gift for evocative writing with her in-depth knowledge of wolves to create a compact tale that has the power of an epic. Like the best animal stories, it reflects our own world and shows us what it means to be alive

The stuff of stars by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

5 editions published between 2018 and 2020 in English and held by 1,695 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Before the universe was formed, before time and space existed, there was ... nothing. But then ... BANG! Stars caught fire and burned so long that they exploded, flinging stardust everywhere. And the ash of those stars turned into planets. Into our Earth. And into us. The author takes readers from the trillionth of a second when our universe was born to the singularities that became each one of us, while illustrations capture the void before the Big Bang and the ensuing life that burst across galaxies. A blend of science and art, this picture book reveals the composition of our world and beyond - and how we are all the stuff of stars

Land of the buffalo bones : the diary of Mary Ann Elizabeth Rodgers, an English girl in Minnesota by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

11 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 1,410 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Fourteen-year-old Polly Rodgers keeps a diary of her 1873 journey from England to Minnesota as part of a colony of eighty people seeking religious freedom, and of their first year struggling to make a life there, led by her father, a Baptist minister

The blue ghost by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

10 editions published between 2005 and 2009 in English and held by 1,395 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

At her grandmother's log cabin, nine-year-old Liz is led to make contact with children she believes may be her ancestors

Am I blue? : coming out from the silence( Book )

15 editions published between 1994 and 2005 in English and Korean and held by 1,357 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of short stories about homosexuality by such authors as Bruce Coville, M.E. Kerr, William Sleator, and Jane Yolen

On my honor by Marion Dane Bauer( Recording )

42 editions published between 1986 and 2014 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 1,278 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When his best friend drowns while they are both swimming in a treacherous river that they had promised never to go near, Joel is devastated and terrified at having to tell both sets of parents the terrible consequences of their disobedience. The powerful story of 12-year-old Joel who goes along with one of his friend Tony's schemes, which causes Tony's death, and how Joel realizes that he is responsible for his own choices. Bowker Authored Title code. The powerful story of 12-year-old Joel who goes along with one of his friend Tony's schemes, which causes Tony's death, & how Joel realizes that he is responsible for his own choices

Little dog, lost by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

10 editions published between 2012 and 2014 in English and held by 1,268 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A boy, a dog, and an old man are lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home and something miraculous happens

If you were born a kitten by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

15 editions published between 1997 and 2002 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,239 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Simply describes how various baby animals come into the world and what happens when a human baby is born

The very best daddy of all by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

10 editions published between 2004 and 2011 in English and held by 1,218 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Pictures and rhyming text show how some fathers, animal, bird, and human, take care of their children by bringing them food, playing with them, and keeping them safe

Snow by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

13 editions published between 2003 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,203 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Simple text and illustrations explore the wonders of snow

My mother is mine by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

11 editions published between 2001 and 2009 in English and held by 1,189 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

As a child makes a Mother's Day card, various animal mothers are shown taking care of their young

Clouds by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

17 editions published between 2004 and 2016 in English and held by 1,150 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Illustrations and simple text explain three types of clouds, stratus, cumulus, and cirrus

A mama for Owen by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

13 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in 3 languages and held by 1,118 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami separates a young African hippopotamus from his mother, he finds a new snuggle partner in Mzee the giant tortoise. Based on a true story

An early winter by Marion Dane Bauer( )

7 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and Chinese and held by 1,059 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When eleven-year-old Tim's beloved grandfather develops Alzheimer's Disease, Time tries to restore and save him by taking him out for a fishing adventure at the pond, but the outing turns into disaster

Wind by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

17 editions published between 2003 and 2016 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,042 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Illustrations and simple text explain what wind is, how it is used by plants, birds, and people, and how wind can become a storm

In like a lion, out like a lamb by Marion Dane Bauer( Book )

5 editions published between 2011 and 2015 in English and held by 1,027 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Describes in verse the lion that is March weather, which finally gives way to the lamb of spring

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