Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard
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Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard by Laurie Keller
Upton Sinclair Jr. (1878-1968), was a prolific American author who wrote over 90 books in many genres and was widely considered to be one of the best investigators advocating socialist views and supporting anarchist causes. He achieved considerable popularity in the first half of the 20th century. He gained particular fame for his 1906 novel The Jungle, which dealt with conditions in the U. S. meat packing industry and caused a public uproar that partly contributed to the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act in 1906. An early success was the Civil War novel Manassas, written in 1903 and published a year later. Originally projected as the opening book of a trilogy, the success of The Jungle caused him to drop his plans. Sinclair created a socialist commune, named Helicon Hall Colony, in 1906 with proceeds from his novel The Jungle.Laurie Keller is the acclaimed author-illustrator of a number of books, including Do Unto Otters, The Scrambled States of America, and Open Wide: Tooth School Within. She was born and raised in Muskegon, Michigan, and has always enjoyed drawing, painting, and writing stories. She graduated with a B.F.A. She studied art and design at Kendall College of Art and Design and then worked as a greeting card illustrator for Hallmark for seven and a half years, until one night she had an idea for a children's book. She quit her job, relocated to New York City, and published her first novel shortly after. She enjoyed her time in New York, but she has now returned to her home state of Michigan, where she lives in a small cottage in the woods on Lake Michigan's shore.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805062823 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805062823 |
| Title | Grandpa Gazillion's Number Yard |
| Author | Laurie Keller |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Company |
| Year published | 2005-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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