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Curtis Manley

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Children's, Fiction, Nonfiction

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February 2016

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I write for young people of all ages and strive to create fun books with facts about the world around us and truths about the worlds within.

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Average rating: 4.08 · 2,576 ratings · 576 reviews · 10 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Kate Berube (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 1,008 ratings — published 2016 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shawn Loves Sharks by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Tracy Subisak (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.86 avg rating — 525 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Right: Searching for the Goldilocks Planet by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Jessica Lanan (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.16 avg rating — 360 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rescuer of Tiny Creatures by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Lucy Ruth Cummins (Illustrations) 4.25 avg rating — 265 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Crane Girl by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Lin Wang (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 237 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Climbing the Volcano: A Journey in Haiku by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Jennifer K. Mann (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 133 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Grace Builds an Almost-Perfect Dog by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Tracy Subisak (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.23 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing Eruptions: How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their Own by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Katherine Roy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chasing Eruptions: How Volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft Helped Save 60,000 Lives-But Lost Their Own by Curtis Manley (Goodreads Author), Katherine Roy (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Night is the only time that Pekapeka can leave her hollow tree to find food—but for a very small bat, the night forest is full of dangers. As Pekapeka zips through the night air catching moths and other flying insects, Ruru the owl is always watching ...more
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Curtis Manley rated a book it was amazing The Blue Jays That Grew a Forest by Lynn Street	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Acorns can’t be carried on the wind to a new place to grow, and of course oak trees can’t carry them, either. Yet new oak forests often sprout far from other oaks—because of hard-working blue jays! The jays don’t migrate, so must store nuts to be abl ...more
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Plants are weird! Even plants you’re familiar with. But then there are the plants that are truly strange—or dangerous—or disgusting—or almost unbelievably huge… “Fantastic Flora” introduces you to twelve different plants, some of which you may never ...more
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