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Kate DiCamillo wasn't always a writer. She didn't actually start writing until she was 30 years old. It took six years before she was published, but it was her dream and so she kept trying. Now, DiCamillo is the author of children's books "Because of Winn-Dixie" and "Ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Brown, Jeffrey, 1956- (Interviewer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Arlington, VA : NewsHour Productions LLC, 2014.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
DiCamillo, Kate > Interviews.
DiCamillo, Kate
Authors, American > 21st century > Interviews.
Women authors, American > 21st century > Interviews.
Children > Books and reading.
Children's stories > Authorship.
Children's literature > Appreciation.
Écrivains américains > 21e siècle > Entretiens.
Écrivaines américaines > 21e siècle > Entretiens.
Enfants > Livres et lecture.
Authors, American
Children > Books and reading
Children's literature > Appreciation
Children's stories > Authorship
Women authors, American
2000-2099
interviews.
Interviews
Nonfiction television programs
Television news programs
Interviews.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television news programs.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Téléjournaux.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:Kate DiCamillo wasn't always a writer. She didn't actually start writing until she was 30 years old. It took six years before she was published, but it was her dream and so she kept trying. Now, DiCamillo is the author of children's books "Because of Winn-Dixie" and "Tale of Despereaux", and she was recently appointed the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed May 18, 2023).
Physical Description:1 online resource (7 minutes)
Playing Time:00:06:38