EZRA JACK KEATS

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EZRA JACK KEATS
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Time of Life

• Born in East New York on March 11, 1916
• Had artistic ability at a young age
• Received 3 scholarships for art schools
• Stayed Devoted to his impoverished Polish family
  and took classes at night
• Went to WWII and drew army patterns
• Began writing childrens book as an outlet of his
  artistic ability
• Has published over 85 books

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Best known for

• Incorporating multi-cultural characters into a
  society that had never seen that before
• his special artistic techniques to portray his
  subjects in a unique manner. One of these was his
  blending of gouache with collage

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Some of his works
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Awards

• Caldecott for The Snowy Day
• Caldecott honors for Goggles
• The Silver Medallion from the University of
  Southern Mississippi for Outstanding Service in
  the Field of Childrens Literature
• Received the Child Study Association of
  Americans Childrens Books of the year award 14
  times

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EZRA JACK KEATS

• Never intended to write for children
• Changed the culture of childrens books
• Added real artistic ability to all his own books