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Robert Burleigh

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Children's Books, Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction

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Over the past 35 years, I have published poems, reviews, essays, many filmstrips and videos, and more than 40 children's picture books.

Born and raised in Chicago, I graduated from DePauw University (Greencastle, Indiana) and later received an MA in humanities from the University of Chicago. I've published books for children since the early 1990s. My books - including numerous unpublished ones! - run a broad gamut, from stories geared for pre-schoolers to survival stories and biographies aimed at seven to eleven-year-olds. My work is wide-ranging because, basically, I'm a generalist by experience - and inclination!

In addition to writing, I paint regularly under the art name Burleigh Kronquist and have shown work in one-person and group sho ...more

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	Solving the Puzzle Under the Sea: Marie Tharp Maps the Ocean Floor by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 3.96 avg rating — 632 ratings — published 2016 — 4 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
	Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Wendell Minor (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 429 ratings — published 2011 — 5 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
	Edward Hopper Paints His World by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Wendell Minor (Illustrations) 4.03 avg rating — 369 ratings — published 2014 — 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
	Trapped!: A Whale's Rescue by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Wendell Minor (Illustrator) 4.10 avg rating — 342 ratings — published 2015 — 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
	One Giant Leap by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Mike Wimmer (Illustrator) 4.09 avg rating — 229 ratings — published 2009 — 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 Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Barry Blitt (Illustrator) 3.87 avg rating — 213 ratings — published 2011 — 4 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
	Look Up!: The Story of the First Woman Astronomer by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Raúl Colón (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 328 ratings — published 2010 — 5 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
	Sylvia's Bookshop: The Story of Paris's Beloved Bookstore and Its Founder (As Told by the Bookstore Itself!) by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Katy Wu (Illustrations) 3.83 avg rating — 160 ratings — 4 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
	Zoom! Zoom!: Sounds of Things That Go in the City by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Tad Carpenter (Illustrator) 3.47 avg rating — 185 ratings — published 2014 — 4 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
	Night Train, Night Train by Robert Burleigh (Goodreads Author), Wendell Minor (Contributor) 3.66 avg rating — 154 ratings — 4 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

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Robert Burleigh made a comment on Diana’s profile " Diana: So glad you're doing so much wonderful work on behalf of books! Keep in touch. Uncle Bob "
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Robert Burleigh made a comment on Diana’s review of Uglies (Uglies, #1) " Hi Diana: Great to see you reading, reviewing, etc. Hello to your Mom and siblings! Uncle Bob "
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“But maybe you shouldn't wonder so much about his secret, he says. What's really important is finding your secret - something that becomes like a seed inside you - that will grow as you grow up.”
― Robert Burleigh, The Secret Of The Great Houdini

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