Karin Ireland Explained

Karin Ireland is an American author of children's literature and books for adults. Several of her books for adults are self-help guides, and she has written a memoir.

Biography

Ireland has written a variety of books for children, including Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll, which was first published in 2003 by Harcourt. She is also the author of Albert Einstein, a biography published by Silver Burdett Press in 1989 as part of the Pioneers in Change series for children age 12 and over.^[1]

Her writing for adults includes Boost Your Child's Self-Esteem: Simple, Effective Ways to Build Children's Self-Respect and Confidence.^[2] Ireland has also written a memoir based on her experience with breast cancer.

Selected works

Children's books

• Hollywood Stuntpeople, Messner (1980). ^[3]
• Helicopters at Work, Messner (1983). ^[4]
• Albert Einstein, Silver Burdett Press (1989).^{[5] [6]}
• Wonderful Nature, Wonderful You, Dawn Publications (1996). ^[7]
• Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll, Harcourt (2003) and Scholastic Inc. (2005). ^[8]

Other works

• Boost Your Child's Self-Esteem: Simple, Effective Ways to Build Children's Self-Respect and Confidence (2000)
• Learning to Trust Myself: Lessons From Cancer and Other Life Dilemmas .
• The Job Survival Instruction Book: 400+ Tips, Tricks, and Techniques to Stay Employed, Third Edition, published by Course Technology PTR

External links

• Web site: Books by Karin Ireland . Ireland Communications . https://web.archive.org/web/20151130115611/http://irelandcommunications.com/book.php . November 30, 2015 . dead.

Notes and References

1. Book: Smith . Roger . Biographies of scientists: an annotated bibliography . 1998 . Salem Press . Pasadena, Calif. . 9780810833845 . 30.
2. Book: Miller . Peggy Jo . Cho . Grace E. . Self-esteem in time and place: how American families imagine, enact, and personalize a cultural ideal . 2018 . Oxford University Press . New York . 9780199959723 . 39 .
3. Phillips . Marilyn Payne . Hollywood Stuntpeople (Book Review) . . February 1, 1981 . 27 . 6 . 66. EBSCOhost.
4. Tuccillo . Diane P. . Helicopters at Work (Book) . . April 1, 1984 . 30 . 8 . 115. EBSCOhost.
5. Book: Hirsch, Jr. . E.D. . Books to Build On: A Grade-By-Grade Resource Guide for Parents and Teachers . 2009 . Random House Publishing Group . 9780307567215 . 304 .
6. Owens . Trevor . Going to school with Madame Curie and Mr. Einstein: gender roles in children's science biographies . Cultural Studies of Science Education . December 2009 . 4 . 4 . 929–943 . 10.1007/s11422-009-9177-6. 2009CSSE....4..929O . 145243125 .
7. Reviews of Wonderful Nature, Wonderful You
   • Maksymowych . Terry . Wonderful Nature, Wonderful You . The Catholic Library World . June 2017 . 87 . 4 . 297.
   • Young . Yvonne . Wonderful Nature, Wonderful You . Multicultural Education . Spring–Summer 2017 . 24 . 3/4 . 47. 1068-3844.
8. Reviews of Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll
   • News: DON'T TAKE YOUR SNAKE FOR A STROLL by Karin Ireland . 17 October 2023 . . May 5, 2023.
   • Foote . Diane . Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll (Book) . . May 15, 2023 . 99 . 18 . 1671–1672. EBSCOhost.
   • News: DON'T TAKE YOUR SNAKE FOR A STROLL . 17 October 2023 . . May 15, 2003 . en.
   • Call . Nancy . Don't Take Your Snake for a Stroll (Book) . . October 2003 . 49 . 10. Literary Reference Center Plus.