Paul Fleischman

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born

The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.paulfleischman.net/

genre

Children's Books, Poetry

influences

Sid Fleischman

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Paul Fleischman grew up in Santa Monica, California. The son of well-known children's novelist Sid Fleischman, Paul was in the unique position of having his famous father's books read out loud to him by the author as they were being written. This experience continued throughout his childhood.
Paul followed in his father's footsteps as an author of books for young readers, and in 1982 he released the book "Graven Images", which was awarded a Newbery Honor citation.
In 1988, Paul Fleischman came out with "Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices", an unusually unique collection of poetry from the perspective of insects. This book was awarded the 1989 John Newbery Medal. Factoring in Sid Fleischman's win of the John Newbery Medal in 1987 for his b...more

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Average rating: 3.74 · 10,143 ratings · 2,066 reviews · 51 distinct works

	Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman, Eric Beddows (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 2,282 ratings — published 1988 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman, Judy Pedersen (Illustrations) 3.71 avg rating — 3,037 ratings — published 1997 — 14 editions	My rating:
	Whirligig 3.48 avg rating — 2,031 ratings — published 1998 — 11 editions	My rating:
	Weslandia by Paul Fleischman, Kevin Hawkes 4.26 avg rating — 678 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella by Paul Fleischman, Julie Paschkis (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 2007	My rating:
	Bull Run by Paul Fleischman, David Frampton (Illustrator) 3.31 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 1993 — 12 editions	My rating:
	The Borning Room 3.74 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1991 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Seek 3.56 avg rating — 130 ratings — published 2001 — 8 editions	My rating:
	A Fate Totally Worse Than Death 3.38 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1995 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Sidewalk Circus by Paul Fleischman, Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Quotes by Paul Fleischman

“A picture tells a thousand words. But you get a thousand pictures from someone's voice.”
― Paul Fleischman, Seek

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“When we have no families, we must find support elsewhere. Sometimes in strangers. We're all alone on this earth. We must take any hand that's offered us. I offer you mine...I'll be your friend, if you wish. The faithful kind.

—Elva”
― Paul Fleischman, Mind's Eye

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“Television, I'm afraid, has isolated us more than race, class, or ethnicity.”
― Paul Fleischman, Seedfolks

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