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Patricia Lakin

Patricia Lakin, a former elementary school teacher and an award-winning author, has written more than fifty published works. Her books, both fiction and nonfiction, span multiple age groups—from toddlers to middle-graders. Patricia lives in New York City with her husband, Lee Koenigsberg. They have two grown sons, Aaron and Benjahmin. When not reading, writing, or researching, she can be found traveling with Lee to far-off places in the world.

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Patricia Lakin's Books

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Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs Thinking Differently By: Patricia Lakin
This edition: Hardcover, 192 pages
Publication date: February 7, 2012
Ages: 8 - 12
Written especially for a young audience, a must-read biography of Steve Jobs: visionary, entrepreneur, inventor, and cofounder of Apple.Visionary. Pioneer. Little terror. Entrepreneur. Inventor. College dropout. Creative...
Other Formats: eBook, Trade Paperback
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Max & Mo's Halloween Surprise
Max & Mo's Halloween Surprise (Part of Ready-to-Reads) By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Brian Floca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: August 5, 2008
Ages: 4 - 6
The students in Max and Mo's classroom are getting ready for Halloween by making masks. Once the kids go home, it's time for Max and Mo to make their own masks -- but what kind of mask should a hamster wear?
Other Formats: eBook
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Max & Mo Make a Snowman (Part of Ready-to-Reads) By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Brian Floca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: December 26, 2007
Ages: 4 - 6
It is wintertime and Max and Mo want to go play in the snow. If only it was not so cold out there! Instead, Max and Mo decide to make a snowman in the warmth of the art room. Would you like to make a snowman too?
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Max & Mo Go Apple Picking (Part of Ready-to-Reads) By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Brian Floca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: August 28, 2007
Ages: 4 - 6
Max and Mo are tired of eating corn. Luckily the big ones -- the kids -- just went apple picking. Everyone knows you can make applesauce with apples, but is there anything else you can make with them?
Other Formats: eBook
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Max & Mo's First Day at School (Part of Ready-to-Reads) By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Brian Floca
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: June 26, 2007
Ages: 4 - 6
In a series of adorable Level 1 Ready-to-Reads, award-winning author Patricia Lakin and the ever-talented Brian Floca tell the story of two hamsters who live in a classroom as pets. Mo, a hamster who likes to know things, and...
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Abigail Adams First Lady of the American Revolution (Part of Ready-to-read SOFA) By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Bob Dacey and Debra Bandelin
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: July 1, 2006
Ages: 6 - 8
When Abigail Adams was born, women were expected to be just wives and mothers. But Abigail turned out to be so much more. Read all about the fascinating life of our nation's second First Lady -- a woman who helped shape the...
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Albert Einstein Genius of the Twentieth Century (Part of Ready-to-read SOFA) By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Alan Daniel and Lea Daniel
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2005
Ages: 6 - 8
rom a young age Albert Einstein was curious and very smart. But that didn't mean life was easy for him. In fact, being so smart sometimes made things harder for him! Read all about his life, and find out why Albert Einstein is...
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Clara Barton Spirit of the American Red Cross (Part of Ready-to-read SOFA) By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Simon Sullivan
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: August 1, 2004
Ages: 6 - 8
Clara Barton was very shy and sensitive, and not always sure of herself. But her fighting spirit and desire to help others drove her to become one of the world's most famous humanitarians. Learn all about the life of the woman...
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Amelia Earhart More Than a Flier (Part of Ready-to-read SOFA) By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Alan Daniel and Lea Daniel
This edition: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
Publication date: June 1, 2003
Ages: 6 - 8
Ready-to-Read Level 3 Reading Proficiently Rich vocabulary More-challenging stories Longer chapters Amelia Earhart always loved adventure, and she did not let anything prevent her from following her dreams. Read all about...
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Harry Houdini Escape Artist (Part of Ready-to-read SOFA) By: Patricia Lakin
Illustrated by: Rick Geary
This edition: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
Publication date: September 1, 2002
Ages: 6 - 8
Level 2: Reading Independently • More complex stories • Varied sentence structure • Paragraphs and short chapters Find out how a little boy named Ehrich Weiss became Harry Houdini -- the greatest magician...