Hey World, Here I am!

Brief Description: A collection of poems and brief vignettes from the perspective of a girl named Kate Bloomfield, reflecting her views on friendship, school, family life, and the world. Review Quotes: "Funny and poignant...aspiring writers will be encouraged by Kate's journal keeping."--"School Library Journal"Engaging."--ALA "Booklist"A compelling portrait."--"The Kirkus ReviewsBrief Description: Originally published: Toronto, Canada: Kids Can Press Ltd., 1986. Marc Notes: Originally published: Toronto, Canada: Kids Can Press Ltd., 1986.; A collection of poems and brief vignettes from the perspective of a girl named Kate Bloomfield, reflecting her views on friendship, school, family life, and the world.; ALA Notable Children's Book. Publisher Marketing: Kate Bloomfield is back! And she's got a lot to say -- about school and friends and parents, about cartwheels (she can't do them), about parsnips (she won't eat them), about being alone and being herself, about life and love...even about Dave Nelson, who doesn't know she's alive. Outspoken, funny, sometimes confused but always observant, Kate is writing it all down -- "Hey World, Here I Am!" Notable Children's Books of 1989 (ALA) Best Books of 1989 (SLJ) Notable 1989 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) Children's Books of 1989 (Library of Congress)1989 Children's Books (NY Public Library) Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 02/09/1990 (EAN 9780064403849, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 343 (EAN 9780064403849, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/2001 pg. 305 (EAN 9780064403849, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 372 (EAN 9780064403849, Paperback)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 343 (EAN 9780060240066, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 372 (EAN 9780060240066, Hardcover)

School Library Journal 07/01/1989 (EAN 9780060239893, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 343 (EAN 9780060239893, Hardcover)

Wilson Children's Catalog 01/01/1991 pg. 343 (EAN 9780606035255, Prebound-Other)

Wilson Children's Catalog 96 01/01/1996 pg. 372 (EAN 9780606035255, Prebound-Other)

Contributor Bio:  Little, Jean Jean Little is the author of more than twenty-five books for children. In addition to Emma's Magic Winter, her first I Can Read Book, Ms. Little's works include the novels Lost and Found, Different Dragons, From Anna and Hey World, Here I Am, illustrated by Sue Truesdell. Jean Little has always been interested in adoption, and she had a first-hand experience with it when her sister adopted two children several years ago. The family has nine pets, the most recent addition being Henry Higgins, a talking African gray parrot. Although Jean Little was born with scarred corneas that severely impair her vision, she has always loved to read and to write. She writes with a voice-activated computer and travels widely with her Seeing Eye dog, Pippa. Ms. Little lives in Ontario, Canada. Contributor Bio:  Truesdell, Susan G Truesdell has illustrated numerous books for children. Contributor Bio:  Truesdell, Sue Sue Truesdell has illustrated many children's books, including How to Talk to Your Dog by Jean Craighead George and Betsy Byars's I Can Read! series about the adventuresome Golly Sisters. Ms. Truesdell lives in Tenafly, New Jersey.