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Jane Kurtz

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Jane Kurtz was born in Portland, Oregon, but when she was two years old, her parents moved to Ethiopia. Jane grew up in Maji, a small town in the southwest corner of the country.
Since there were no televisions, radios, or movies, her memories are of climbing mountains, wading in rivers by the waterfalls, listening to stories, and making up her own stories, which she and her sisters acted out for days at a time.

That love of nature has recently inspired her to write books about loving the Earth--such as WHAT DO THEY DO WITH ALL THAT POO? and PLANET JUPITER.

Jane has published more than 40 books, fiction, nonfiction, picture books, novels for young readers, and ready-to-reads. Some are based on her childhood in Ethiopia. Some draw on her own ...more

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	Lanie 4.01 avg rating — 946 ratings — published 2010 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What Do They Do with All That Poo? by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Allison Black (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 722 ratings — published 2018 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Jean-Paul Tibbles (Illustrator) 3.67 avg rating — 623 ratings — published 2003 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lanie's Real Adventures by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Robert Papp (Illustrator), Tamara England (Editor) 4.08 avg rating — 399 ratings — published 2013 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Storyteller's Beads by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Michael Bryant 3.69 avg rating — 214 ratings — published 1998 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anna Was Here 3.51 avg rating — 156 ratings — published 2013 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bone Wars: The True Story of an Epic Battle to Find Dinosaur Fossils by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), Alexander Vidal (Illustrations) 4.04 avg rating — 135 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), E.B. Lewis (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1994 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chickens on the Loose by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), John Joseph (Illustrator) 3.77 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2021 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faraway Home by Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author), E.B. Lewis 3.98 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 2000 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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American Girl: Lanie (2 books)
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Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author),

Robert Papp (Illustrator),

Tamara England (Editor)

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50 States to Celebrate (16 books)
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Jane Kurtz (Goodreads Author),

C.B. Canga (Illustrator)

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Quiet, Please! (Twig and Turtle #3)

by Jennifer Richard Jacobson (Goodreads Author)

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Jane Kurtz said: " Not all chapter books feature characters who have much emotional depth. I love the tiny house and the way the sisters' emotions ring true to their experiences there. And in Covid times, who doesn't understand the push and pull for isolation vs. new e ...more "

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P.S. Be Eleven (Gaither Sisters, #2)

by Rita Williams-Garcia

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Jane Kurtz rated a book it was amazing The Dry Season: A Memoir of Pleasure in a Year Without Sex by Melissa Febos (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
smart and thoughtful about women and romance I always learn from this author and her unflinching unpacking of her experiences and insights. I feel lucky to know her via her books
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Jane Kurtz rated a book it was amazing Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice by Virginia Roberts Giuffre	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
hard but important reading Something a book can do is pull us into the skin of other human beings and expand our ability to know and care. I never followed details of the law cases but I am glad Virginia Roberts Giuffre allowed us to see her pain and ...more
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Jane Kurtz rated a book it was amazing The All-or-Nothing Marriage: How the Best Marriages Work by Eli J. Finkel (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jane Kurtz rated a book it was amazing The Tell (Oprah's Book Club) by Amy Griffin	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Jane Kurtz rated a book it was amazing Fierce Attachments: A Memoir (FSG Classics) by Vivian Gornick	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“If only there were a river of courage, - Rahel whispered. I would bend down, cup the water in my hand and drink.”
― Jane Kurtz, The Storyteller's Beads

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