NF Notes: From the editor, April 2013

Roger Sutton

Welcome to our third issue of Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book, and I’m pleased to be able to tell you that Nonfiction Notes will now be published six times a year, thanks to your interest and advertisers’ enthusiasm. We hope that you find this newsletter useful in finding good nonfiction books for your library [...]

Profile of E. L. Konigsburg by Laurie Konigsburg Todd

Readers frequently ask where E. L. Konigsburg, my mother, gets her ideas. I’ll tell. Although Mom can detect the most subtle nuance in painting or prose, she never developed a musical ear. Knowing that, my brother Paul purchased several classical records and proceeded to give her a course in music appreciation. It is not surprising [...]

Profile of Elaine Konigsburg by David Konigsburg

Elaine Lobl Konigsburg was born in New York City but lived most of her precollege days in the small town of Farrell, Pennsylvania. Although she readily adapts to any environment, it is probable that the excitement of Manhattan will always appeal to her most. A keen observer, she delights in being bombarded by a multitude [...]

Newbery Award Acceptance by Elaine L. Konigsburg

You see before you today a grateful convert from chemistry. Grateful that I converted and grateful that you have labeled the change successful. The world of chemistry, too, is thankful; it is a neater and safer place since I left. This conversion was not so difficult as some others I have gone through. The transformation [...]

Books mentioned in the April 2013 issue of Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book

Remembering the Holocaust Holocaust Through Primary Sources series Altman, Linda Jacobs The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising: Striking a Blow Against the Nazis Middle school, high school     128 pp.     Enslow     2011 Library binding ISBN 978-0-7660-3320-7 Byers, Ann Rescuing the Danish Jews: A Heroic Story from the Holocaust Middle school, high school     128 pp.     [...]

Life skills and wellness

Ask Elizabeth by Elizabeth Berkley

Recommended nonfiction books about life skills and wellness. From the April 2013 issue of Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book.

Farm life, husbandry, and gardening

Cool Basil from Garden to Table by Katherine Hengel

Recommended nonfiction books about farming and gardening. From the April 2013 issue of Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book.

Habitats and wildlife

Birds

Recommended nonfiction books about animals and their habitats. From the April 2013 issue of Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book.

Exploration

Captain Mac by Mary Morton Cowan

Recommended nonfiction books about explorers and exploration. From the April 2013 issue of Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book.

Remembering the Holocaust

The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising by Linda Jacobs Altman

Recommended nonfiction books about the Holocaust. From the April 2013 issue of Nonfiction Notes from the Horn Book.