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Shel Silverstein

Shel Silverstein. 1930-1999. What We Know About Shel Silverstein Full Name: Sheldon Allan Silverstein Birthday: September 25, 1930 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Education: Roosevelt University Began writing at 12 years old. Served in the Korean War

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Shel Silverstein

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  1. Shel Silverstein 1930-1999

  2. What We Know About Shel Silverstein Full Name: Sheldon Allan Silverstein Birthday: September 25, 1930 Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois Education: Roosevelt University Began writing at 12 years old. Served in the Korean War Worked as a cartoonist for U. S Army’s Stars and Stripes magazinebefore writing for children Make sure you know what these words mean! Shel Silverstein: cartoonist, illustrator, poet, author, and songwriter.

  3. Shel Silverstein’s Publications Where the Sidewalk Ends (1974) Don’t Bump the Glump (1964) Lafcadio, the Lion who Shot Back (1963) Who Wants A Cheap Rhinoceros? (1964) A Giraffe and A Half (1964) The Giving Tree (1964)

  4. Shel Silverstein’s Publications The Missing Piece (1976) Falling Up (1996) A Light in the Attic (1981) Runny Babbit (2005) The Missing Piece Meets the Big O (1981) Everything On It (2011)

  5. Memorable Words from Shel Silverstein “Listen to the mustn'ts, child. Listen to the don'ts. Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the won'ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.” “How many slams in an old screen door? Depends how loud you shut it. How many slices in a bread? Depends how thin you cut it. How much good inside a day? Depends how good you live 'em. How much love inside a friend? Depends how much you give 'em.” “There are no happy endings.Endings are the saddest part, So just give me a happy middleAnd a very happy start.” What do these words mean to you? “She had blue skin,And so did he.He kept it hidAnd so did she.They searched for blueTheir whole life through,Then passed right by-And never knew.” “If there is a book you want to read but isn`t written yet, write it.”

  6. More Shel Silverstein • Shel Silverstein • 1973 Giving Tree Animated Movie • Reading Rockets • Kid's Place Feel free to visit these places and explore more about this author/illustrator/poet!

  7. Author Study Nook: Shel Silverstein Guitar to symbolize his career as a songwriter and books we would focus on and base activities on. The blanket would be a permanent item of our “reading nook”. Collection of works, including US Army Stars & Stripes Magazine (if attainable). I had to fill in with what I had.

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