Gather I-Know-Not-What, I-Know-Not-Where: A Russian Tale Prepared By Eric A. Kimmel File
far as I know, this book contains many different Russian motifs spun together as a cohesive story, The illustrations enhance the beauty, elegance, and whimsy already present in the tales themselves, Same story as sitelinkOom Razoom, Or, Go I Know Not Where, Bring Back I Know Not What: A Russian Tale, Good story, mediocre illustrations. Chapter book length story excellent retelling lovely illustrations, An archer overcomes the machinations of a cruel czar with the help of an enchanted dove, Eric A. Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in, He attended PS, Andries Hudde Junior High School, and Midwood High School, Brooklyn College was across the street from his high school, so he didnt want to go
there, He headed west, to Easton, Pennsylvania where he graduated from Lafayette College inwith a bachelors degree in English literature, Eric worked as an elementary school teacher at P, S.in Manhattan while working on his masters degree at New York University, From there he went to the US, Virgin Islands where he worked as a teacher and librarian, He spent a lot of time lying on St, Thomas beautiful beaches. Returning to reality, he finished his Ph, D. degree in Education at the University of Illinois in, He taught Eric A, Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in, He attended PS, Andries Hudde Junior High School, and Midwood High School, Brooklyn College was across the street from his high school, so he didnt want to go there, He headed west, to Easton, Pennsylvania where he graduated from Lafayette College inwith a bachelors degree in English literature, Eric worked as an elementary school teacher at P, S.in Manhattan while working on his masters degree at New York University, From there he went to the US, Virgin Islands where he worked as a teacher and librarian, He spent a lot of time lying on St, Thomas beautiful beaches. Returning to reality, he finished his Ph, D. degree in Education at the University of Illinois in, He taught courses in language arts, childrens literature, and storytelling at Indiana University at South Bend in South Bend, Indiana fromto, and fromtoat Portland State University in Portland, Oregon.
Eric retired from college teaching into become a full time writer, He still holds the rank of Professor Emeritus of Education at Portland State, Eric has wanted to be an author since he first discovered back in kindergarten that people called authors make books, His first book came out in, Since then he has published over fifty titles, many of which have won numerous state awards, appeared on school and library recommended lists, and won prestigious awards such as the Caldecott Honor Medal Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins and the Sydney Taylor Picture Book Award The Chanukkah Guest and Gershons Monster.
Eric travels throughout the United States and the world visiting schools, talking about his books, and telling stories, His first love is sharing stories from different countries and cultures, During the last several years he and his wife Doris have visited China, Norway, Italy, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Singapore, Canada, and Panama, He is always looking out for ideas for new books, Eric and Doris live in Portland, Oregon, Eric has a dog named Tasha, a cat named Inky, and a tank full of tropical fish, He has several hobbies. He loves bluegrass music. He keeps his banjo next to his desk so he can practice whenever he takes a break from writing, sitelink.