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    Alexis O'Neill, author portrait

    Alexis O'Neill

    Alexis O'Neill is the author of picture book biographies about people who made an impact on the world such as Homan Walsh (The Kite That Bridged Two Nations), Jacob Riis (Jacob Riis’s Camera), and Melvil Dewey (The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey) as well as books about friendship such as in The Recess Queen, and others. In addition to writing books for kids, she is an instructor for the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program. The California Reading Association awarded Alexis the Dr. Marcus Foster Memorial Award for making significant and outstanding contributions to reading throughout California. She lives in southern California with her husband and can be reached at alexisoneill.com.
    The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey
    The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey
    Alexis O'Neill , Edwin Fotheringham
    9781684371983
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Nov 10, 2020
    Calkins Creek
    8-1/2 x 11
    Jacob Riis's Camera
    Jacob Riis's Camera
    Bringing Light to Tenement Children
    Alexis O'Neill , Gary Kelley
    9781629798660
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Mar 18, 2020
    Calkins Creek
    8-1/2 x 11
    The Kite that Bridged Two Nations
    The Kite that Bridged Two Nations
    Homan Walsh and the First Niagara Suspension Bridge
    Alexis O'Neill , Terry Widener
    9781590789384
    $16.95 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 01, 2013
    Calkins Creek
    8-1/2 x 11

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    The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey
    The Efficient, Inventive (Often Annoying) Melvil Dewey
    Alexis O'Neill, Edwin Fotheringham
    9781684371983
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Nov 10, 2020
    Calkins Creek
    8-1/2 x 11
    Jacob Riis's Camera
    Jacob Riis's Camera
    Bringing Light to Tenement Children
    Alexis O'Neill, Gary Kelley
    9781629798660
    $18.99 US
    Hardcover
    Mar 18, 2020
    Calkins Creek
    8-1/2 x 11
    The Kite that Bridged Two Nations
    The Kite that Bridged Two Nations
    Homan Walsh and the First Niagara Suspension Bridge
    Alexis O'Neill, Terry Widener
    9781590789384
    $16.95 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 01, 2013
    Calkins Creek
    8-1/2 x 11

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