Julie Danneberg

Here is a picture of Bandelier National Park in New Mexico. I went there when I was writing about Maria Martinez.

HONORS AND REVIEWS:

Winner of the 2003 Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Regional Book Award for Children's Chapter Book.
2002 Honors List for the VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) a bimonthly journal for educators, librarians and others who work with teens.

"...this is a well-researched and entertaining book that makes for an accessible entry into the world of art history." KLIATT Carol-Ann Hoyte

Women Artists of the West

Cover photo of Dorothea Lange. Fulcrum Publishing, 2002.

WOMEN ARTISTS OF THE WEST profiles 5 important women artists (Maria Martinez, Georgia O'Keeffe, Corothea Lange, Laura Gilpin, and Mary-Russell Colton) who lived, worked and created in the early part of the 20th century.

Selected Works

Picture Books

The Big Test
As her students grow increasingly anxious about the Big Test, Mrs. Hartwell realizes she has to teach the most valuable test-taking skill of all; learning to relax.

Cowboy Slim
Cowboy Slim can't rope, whip or ride so he uses his poetry to save the day!

Last Day Blues
Students worry about Mrs. Hartwell missing them during summer vacation.

First Year Letters
Sarah Jane Hartwell struggles through her first year of teaching.

First Day Jitters
Sarah Jane Hartwell does NOT want to go to her first day of school!

Margaret's Magnificent Colorado Adventure
Peak into Margaret's journal as she travels with her family through Colorado.

Chapter Book

Family Reminders
After her father loses his leg in a mining accident, Mary McHugh's family is in trouble and she must find a way to help them.

Biography Collection

Women Writers of the West
Meet five notable women writers of the old West.

Women Artists of the West
Georgia O'Keeffe, Laura Gilpin, Mary-Russell Colton, Maria Martinez, and Dorothea Lange. Five women who shaped our vision of the West with their art.

Amidst the Gold Dust
Clara Brown, Nellie Cashman, Molly Brown, Sarah Winnemucca, and Isabella Bird. Read about five courageous women of the pioneer west.

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