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Kathryn Cave

Author of Something Else

36 Works 819 Members 18 Reviews

About the Author

From Alfredo, Arturo, and Agostino in Mozambique to Zoe in Jamaica, W Is for World explores the lives of children across the globe. Each letter is shown in upper- and lowercase, with a word like kite or lamps or Grandfather, followed by what that word means in a particular country and a photograph. show more Featuring over 20 countries from Greenland to Vietnam, the book shows how different the world may look to people of different backgrounds, and yet how many things diverse cultures share. Kathryn Cave's simple text and the compelling color photographs from the relief agency Oxfam make this a distinctive alphabet book. show less

Includes the names: K. Cave, Kathryn Cave, Kathyrn Cave

Disambiguation Notice:

Two doubtful titles in the list here Sport for All and The Which? Book of Money. A personal communication from the author confirms that both do belong here. Sport for All was retitled Running Battles and Kathryn Cave was the commissioning editor of the Which? book.

Works by Kathryn Cave

Something Else (1994) 220 copies, 4 reviews
You've Got Dragons (2002) 110 copies, 5 reviews
That's What Friends Do (2004) 47 copies
Henry's Song (1999) 31 copies
Horatio Happened (1998) 15 copies
William and the Wolves (Story Book) (1992) 14 copies, 1 review
The Brave Little Grork (2002) 12 copies, 1 review
Friends (2005) 10 copies, 1 review

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Birthdate
1948
Gender
female
Nationality
UK
Places of residence
Aldershot, Hampshire, UK
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Education
Oxford University (Somerville College)
MIT
Wycombe Abbey School
Occupations
children's book author
Disambiguation notice
Two doubtful titles in the list here Sport for All and The Which? Book of Money. A personal communication from the author confirms that both do belong here. Sport for All was retitled Running Battles and Kathryn Cave was the commissioning editor of the Which? book.

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The art is great.
 
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JRobinW | Jan 20, 2023 |
Note: I received an F&G at an ALA conference.
 
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fernandie | 4 other reviews | Sep 15, 2022 |
This book was too long and very boring. It showed it age, just not in illustration, and library wear, but in style of storytelling. I think this would have been better as a spoken story rather than a written one.
 
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LibrarianRyan | 4 other reviews | Dec 28, 2021 |
A story about the meaning of tolerance.
 
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LibraryPAH | 3 other reviews | Jan 10, 2019 |

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Chris Riddell Illustrator
Gisele Wulfsohn Photographer
Sue Hendra Illustrator
Terry McKenna Illustrator

Statistics

Works
36
Members
819
Popularity
#31,142
Rating
3.8
Reviews
18
ISBNs
106
Languages
12

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