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Jane Kurtz was born in Portland, Oregon, but when she was two years old, her parents moved to Ethiopia. Jane grew up in Maji, a small town in the southwest corner of the country.
Since there were no televisions, radios, or movies, her memories are of climbing mountains, wading in rivers by the waterfalls, listening to stories, and making up her own stories, which she and her sisters acted out for days at a time.

That love of nature has recently inspired her to write books about loving the Earth--such as WHAT DO THEY DO WITH ALL THAT POO? and PLANET JUPITER.

Jane has published more than 40 books, fiction, nonfiction, picture books, novels for young readers, and ready-to-reads. Some are based on her childhood in Ethiopia. Some draw on her own ...more

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	Lanie 4.01 avg rating — 910 ratings — published 2010 — 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
	What Do They Do with All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Allison Black (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 4.30 avg rating — 664 ratings — published 2018 — 7 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
	Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Jean-Paul Tibbles (Illustrator) 3.65 avg rating — 586 ratings — published 2003 — 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
	Lanie's Real Adventures 4.06 avg rating — 370 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	The Storyteller's Beads by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Liz Van Doren (Editor), Michael Bryant (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 1998 — 9 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
	Anna Was Here 3.47 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 2013 — 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
	Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) 4.25 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 1994 — 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
	Faraway Home 3.98 avg rating — 112 ratings — published 2000 — 8 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
	Chickens on the Loose by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), John Joseph (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2021 — 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
	Do Kangaroos Wear Seat Belts? by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Jane Manning (Illustrations) 3.55 avg rating — 103 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

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Quiet, Please! (Twig and Turtle #3)

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Jane Kurtz said: " Not all chapter books feature characters who have much emotional depth. I love the tiny house and the way the sisters' emotions ring true to their experiences there. And in Covid times, who doesn't understand the push and pull for isolation vs. new e ...more "

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A brave and sensitive novel that draws on the author's real life experiences of growing up in a family of secrets and pain--and ultimately hope. Read it and expand your understanding of how the entire community is affected when people are forced to p ...more
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A luminous and unexpected approach to a specific-yet-universal story of uprooting, stumbling toward a new life, loss, hope. I was moved and inspired to first hear the author read this book and then pour over it for myself.
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The lowly dandelion might be scrorned by most people, but not Lucy! Important for those of us who love humble plants and the pollinators that visit them.
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Nancy Werlin perfectly captures the emotions of so many of us...neurotic, trying to be better than we are, saved by finding people like us who become tight friends, reveling in our artistic pursuits or hobbies or secret loves.
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“If only there were a river of courage, - Rahel whispered. I would bend down, cup the water in my hand and drink.”
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