Lyon, George Ella 1949-
Overview
Works: | 133 works in 392 publications in 3 languages and 36,659 library holdings |
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Genres: | Juvenile works Fiction Picture books Stories in rhyme Illustrated works Poetry Literature Biographies History War fiction |
Roles: | Author, Editor, Performer, Signer |
Classifications: | PZ7.L9954, E |
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Most widely held works about
George Ella Lyon
- A sign by George Ella Lyon( Book )
- A wordful child by George Ella Lyon( Book )
- Don't you remember? : a memoir by George Ella Lyon( Book )
- Something about the author. facts and pictures about authors and illustrators of books for young people by Lisa Kumar( )
- George Ella Lyon issue( Book )
- Mining the mountain of Appalachian children's literature : defining a multicultural literature by Jennifer S Smith( )
- Don't you remember by George Ella Lyon( Book )
- Conversation with-- George Ella Lyon( Visual )
- Teaching with a sense of place by George Ella Lyon( Visual )
- Kentucky literature by George Brosi( Book )
- Readings from poetry, fiction & drama by George Ella Lyon( Visual )
- George Ella Lyon : poet and writer( Book )
- Appalachian poetry project papers( )
- Arts across Kentucky (periodical)( )
- Lynne Avril Story Kit( Visual )
- Don't you remember? : [regular print book discussion kit] : a memoir by George Ella Lyon( Visual )
- George Ella Lyon by George Ella Lyon( Visual )
- 2010 Highland Summer Conference( Visual )
- Changing lands, changing voices : the influence of the Appalachian region on four Appalachian poets by Jennifer L Corum( Book )
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Most widely held works by
George Ella Lyon
My friend, the starfinder by
George Ella Lyon(
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3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 2,353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A child relates some of the wondrous tales told by an old man who once found a falling star and stood at the end of a rainbow
3 editions published in 2008 in English and held by 2,353 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A child relates some of the wondrous tales told by an old man who once found a falling star and stood at the end of a rainbow
Borrowed children by
George Ella Lyon(
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11 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Having been forced to act as mother and housekeeper during Mama's illness, twelve-year-old Amanda has a holiday in Memphis, far removed from the Depression drudgery of her Kentucky mountain family, and finds her world expanding even as she grows to understand and appreciate her own background
11 editions published between 1988 and 2010 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,279 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Having been forced to act as mother and housekeeper during Mama's illness, twelve-year-old Amanda has a holiday in Memphis, far removed from the Depression drudgery of her Kentucky mountain family, and finds her world expanding even as she grows to understand and appreciate her own background
The pirate of kindergarten by
George Ella Lyon(
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9 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in English and held by 1,644 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ginny's eyes play tricks on her, making her see everything double, but when she goes to vision screening at school and discovers that not everyone sees this way, she learns that her double vision can be cured
9 editions published between 2010 and 2013 in English and held by 1,644 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Ginny's eyes play tricks on her, making her see everything double, but when she goes to vision screening at school and discovers that not everyone sees this way, she learns that her double vision can be cured
Come a tide by
George Ella Lyon(
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6 editions published between 1990 and 1993 in English and held by 1,643 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A girl provides a lighthearted account of the spring floods at her rural home
6 editions published between 1990 and 1993 in English and held by 1,643 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A girl provides a lighthearted account of the spring floods at her rural home
All the water in the world by
George Ella Lyon(
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8 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in English and held by 1,584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Where does water come from? Where does water go? Find out in this exploration of oceans and waterways that highlights an important reality: Our water supply is limited, and it is up to us to protect it."--Amazon.com
8 editions published between 2011 and 2013 in English and held by 1,584 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Where does water come from? Where does water go? Find out in this exploration of oceans and waterways that highlights an important reality: Our water supply is limited, and it is up to us to protect it."--Amazon.com
With a hammer for my heart : a novel by
George Ella Lyon(
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20 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,464 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
While selling magazines door-to-door, a Kentucky girl befriends an old man living in a bus. When some boys steal his diary and make it public, police arrest the man, reading into it things that never happened. The novel describes the girl's campaign to clear the man's name
20 editions published between 1996 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,464 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
While selling magazines door-to-door, a Kentucky girl befriends an old man living in a bus. When some boys steal his diary and make it public, police arrest the man, reading into it things that never happened. The novel describes the girl's campaign to clear the man's name
Trucks roll! by
George Ella Lyon(
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6 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,056 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal many different--and sometimes silly--items that trucks can haul
6 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,056 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrations and simple, rhyming text reveal many different--and sometimes silly--items that trucks can haul
Mother to tigers by
George Ella Lyon(
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5 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 998 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tells the story of how Helen Frances Theresa Delaney Martini cared for baby zoo animals, started the first zoo nursery and became the first woman zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo. You are a Bengal tiger cub, one of three -- Dacca, Rajpur, Raniganj -- abandoned by your mother. You are so cold and thin that someone with kind hands puts you on a heating pad and sits by you for hours, moistening your mouth with milk. When you give a weak cry and look up, there is a human face almost crying too. Your new mother is Helen Delaney Martini, who has already raised a lion cub in her New York apartment. Tigers in the bathtub will be no problem for her and her husband, Fred. This remarkable book -- strikingly striped as tigers are, sympathetically spoken as any child could wish -- tells the story of Helen Martini, founder of the Bronx Zoo's animal nursery in 1944 and its first woman zookeeper
5 editions published between 2002 and 2003 in English and held by 998 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tells the story of how Helen Frances Theresa Delaney Martini cared for baby zoo animals, started the first zoo nursery and became the first woman zookeeper at the Bronx Zoo. You are a Bengal tiger cub, one of three -- Dacca, Rajpur, Raniganj -- abandoned by your mother. You are so cold and thin that someone with kind hands puts you on a heating pad and sits by you for hours, moistening your mouth with milk. When you give a weak cry and look up, there is a human face almost crying too. Your new mother is Helen Delaney Martini, who has already raised a lion cub in her New York apartment. Tigers in the bathtub will be no problem for her and her husband, Fred. This remarkable book -- strikingly striped as tigers are, sympathetically spoken as any child could wish -- tells the story of Helen Martini, founder of the Bronx Zoo's animal nursery in 1944 and its first woman zookeeper
Planes fly! by
George Ella Lyon(
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3 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 968 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrations and easy-to-read rhyming text celebrate different kinds of planes, their instruments, what they carry, and what it is like to go for a flight
3 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 968 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Illustrations and easy-to-read rhyming text celebrate different kinds of planes, their instruments, what they carry, and what it is like to go for a flight
Cecil's story by
George Ella Lyon(
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2 editions published between 1991 and 1995 in English and held by 936 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A boy thinks about the possible scenarios that exist for him at home if his father goes off to fight in the Civil War
2 editions published between 1991 and 1995 in English and held by 936 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A boy thinks about the possible scenarios that exist for him at home if his father goes off to fight in the Civil War
Dreamplace by
George Ella Lyon(
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4 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and held by 865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Present-day visitors describe what they see when they visit the pueblos where the Anasazi lived long ago
4 editions published between 1993 and 1998 in English and held by 865 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Present-day visitors describe what they see when they visit the pueblos where the Anasazi lived long ago
Counting on the woods : a poem by
George Ella Lyon(
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8 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and held by 855 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Uses rhyme to enumerate and describe natural objects seen while walking through the woods
8 editions published between 1998 and 2008 in English and held by 855 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Uses rhyme to enumerate and describe natural objects seen while walking through the woods
Who came down that road? by
George Ella Lyon(
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7 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in English and held by 840 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mother and child ponder the past in discussing who might have traveled down an old, old road, looking backwards from pioneer settlers all the way to prehistoric animals
7 editions published between 1992 and 2011 in English and held by 840 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Mother and child ponder the past in discussing who might have traveled down an old, old road, looking backwards from pioneer settlers all the way to prehistoric animals
Choices : stories for adult new readers by
George Ella Lyon(
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5 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These 13 short stories were written specifically for new adult readers. Each story is narrated by a fictional character from Appalachia. The words are relatively simple and the texts are printed in large-print type. The book, produced for Kentucky literacy programs, has "choices" as its theme. Each story deals with an important decision the teller has confronted, often involving marriage, family life, or work. Some of the stories are comical, others are sad. Almost all of them are linked in some way to conditions of rural Appalachian poverty. The author uses some Appalachian dialect, including non-standard grammar, to establish her characters. (TES)
5 editions published in 1989 in English and held by 839 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
These 13 short stories were written specifically for new adult readers. Each story is narrated by a fictional character from Appalachia. The words are relatively simple and the texts are printed in large-print type. The book, produced for Kentucky literacy programs, has "choices" as its theme. Each story deals with an important decision the teller has confronted, often involving marriage, family life, or work. Some of the stories are comical, others are sad. Almost all of them are linked in some way to conditions of rural Appalachian poverty. The author uses some Appalachian dialect, including non-standard grammar, to establish her characters. (TES)
Together by
George Ella Lyon(
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20 editions published between 1989 and 2000 in English and held by 783 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An illustrated poem about friendship and togetherness
20 editions published between 1989 and 2000 in English and held by 783 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An illustrated poem about friendship and togetherness
Weaving the rainbow by
George Ella Lyon(
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5 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An artist raises sheep, shears them, cards and spins the wool, dyes it, and then weaves a colorful picture of the Kentucky pasture where her lambs were born
5 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 761 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
An artist raises sheep, shears them, cards and spins the wool, dyes it, and then weaves a colorful picture of the Kentucky pasture where her lambs were born
What Forest knows by
George Ella Lyon(
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8 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in English and French and held by 755 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follows the changing seasons in a forest as trees and animals are nourished and are dependent on each other
8 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in English and French and held by 755 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Follows the changing seasons in a forest as trees and animals are nourished and are dependent on each other
A regular rolling Noah by
George Ella Lyon(
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5 editions published between 1986 and 1991 in English and held by 714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The adventures of a young boy hired to shepherd a boxcar of farm animals from Kentucky to Canada
5 editions published between 1986 and 1991 in English and held by 714 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The adventures of a young boy hired to shepherd a boxcar of farm animals from Kentucky to Canada
Boats float! by
George Ella Lyon(
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4 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds
4 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 696 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In rhyming text the reader is introduced to all the different kinds of boats floating on rivers, lakes, oceans, and ponds
Mama is a miner by
George Ella Lyon(
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3 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 660 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A mother describes her job working as a miner
3 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 660 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A mother describes her job working as a miner
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- Catalanotto, Peter Illustrator
- Gammell, Stephen Illustrator
- Wiggins, Mick
- Orchard Books (Firm) Publisher
- Avril, Lynne 1951- Illustrator Author
- Tillotson, Katherine Other
- Atheneum Books for Young Readers Publisher
- Anderson, Stephanie 1976- Illustrator
- Bobco, Ann Book designer
- Lyon, Benn
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Airplanes Animals Artists Authors, American Children's poetry, American Children's questions and answers Counting Country life Depressions Domestic animals Dyes and dyeing Ecology Floods Forest ecology Hydrologic cycle Imagination Indians of North America Kentucky Lyon, George Ella, Martini, Helen Meteors Mother and child Nature stories New Southwest Pioneers Pirates Play Pueblo Indians Railroad trains Rainbows Roads Schools Seasons Sheep Soldiers Stars Stories in rhyme Storytellers Tennessee--Memphis Trees Trucks United States Vision Vision disorders Voyages and travels War stories Weaving Wit and humor, Juvenile Wool Zoo keepers
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George Ella Lyon Amerikaans romanschrijfster
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George Ella Lyon escriptora estatunidenca
George Ella Lyon escritora estadounidense
George Ella Lyon novelista estauxunidense
George Ella Lyon scríbhneoir Meiriceánach
George Ella Lyon scrittrice statunitense
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