Born:1951
Somerville, New Jersey,
United States Of America
Current Home:
Allentown, Pennsylvania,
United States Of America
Elvira Woodruff
Biography
Elvira Woodruff was born in Somerville, New Jersey, in 1951. She wrote her first poem at age 9, and remembers fondly the excitement and joy of creation — feelings with which she has become familiar in the many creative activities she has pursued in her varied life and career. After attending Adelphi and Boston Universities, she worked variously as a janitor, a gardener, a baker, a window decorator, a library aide, and an ice cream truck driver; she also owned a store that sold toys and clothing. Helped by her cousin, author/illustrator Frank Asch, Woodruff began writing for children when she was in her thirties. Though she found the work difficult at first, she discovered that old joyful feeling again, and persevered, publishing her first middle-grade novel, Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade, in 1989.
Since then, Woodruff has written more than 20 books for children, including picture books, historical fiction, and light-hearted fantasy. Research for her books has taken her as far away as Italy, England, and France. Woodruff enjoys making presentations at schools, grabbing the attention of her young audiences with wit, wigs, and a suitcase of wacky props. The mother of two, she makes her home near Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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Letters from...: Dear Levi
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Letters from...: Dear Levi
by Elvira Woodruff and Beth PeckIn 1851, a young man sets off to the west on a wagon train across the Overland Trail. Through weekly letters, he tells the story of a harrowing trip, across miles of dusty roads, surging river waters, and straight into Indian territory, but at the end lies the promise of a bright new life. "Filled with hazardous escapades that keep the adrenaline pumping." - Booklist
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The Orphan of Ellis Island
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The Orphan of Ellis Island
by Elvira WoodruffIn a fanciful and rich story, Dominic, hiding from his class tour of Ellis Island, falls asleep in a closet. Waking up in the now-closed and deserted museum, he picks up one display telephone after another and talks to the recorded voices of immigrants who tell about their lives in faraway places - and before he knows it, he's transported back in time!
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