Sophia Gholz Explained

Sophia Mallonée Gholz (born October 17, 1980) is an American writer of children's books, both fiction and non-fiction.

Biography and career

Gholz was born in Gainesville, Florida. She was the second child of Nancy Dohn, an American corporate manager,[1] and Henry Gholz, an American scientist.[2]

Gholz's first book, The Boy Who Grew A Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng[3] (published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2019 and illustrated by Kayla Harren) is an award-winning picture book[4] that has been translated into multiple languages.[5] [6]

Gholz's books include Jack Horner, Dinosaur Hunter!, a picture book biography about the paleontologist who inspired the main character in Jurassic Park, This is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross, and A History of Toilet Paper (and Other Potty Tools). The bibliography below lists her published works.

Gholz's media appearances and interviews include BBC UK,[7] The Sun News,[8] Nonahood News,[9] North East News India,[10] Discovery Channel,[11] Orlando Voyager,[12] The Buzz TV[13] The Bookshop at the End of the Internet Podcast,[14] and The New York Times.[15]

Select awards

Published works

Personal life

In 2008, Gholz married Jeff Olson, an American photographer[29] and businessman. They had two children and live in Florida.

Adaptations

In 2022, stage rights were acquired to adapt the German translation, Der Junge, Einen Eald Pflanzte (Zuckersüß Verlag), of Gholz's book The Boy Who Grew A Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng, for a stage production at the Staatstheater Meiningen Theater in Berlin and the Humboldt Forum in Berlin.[30] [31]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Clark. Anthony. May 1, 2008. The Gainesville Sun. The Gainesville Sun. March 10, 2021. July 16, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160716084546/http://www.gainesville.com/article/LK/20080501/News/604161190/GS/. live.
  2. Web site: University of Florida Research Foundation. UF Research Foundation Professors. University of Florida. 2021-03-10. 2021-03-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307072125/https://ufrfprofessors.research.ufl.edu/gholz-henry-l/. live.
  3. News: Harris. Laura. July 12, 2021. NBC News. NBC News. July 16, 2021. July 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716151101/https://www.nbcdfw.com/about-nbc-5/community/reading-with-you/book-of-the-week-the-boy-who-grew-a-forest/2676710/. live.
  4. News: Bancroft. Colette. March 5, 2020. Tampa Bay Times. Tampa Bay Times. July 16, 2021. July 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716151102/https://www.tampabay.com/arts-entertainment/arts/books/2020/03/05/paul-wilborn-takes-a-gold-medal-in-florida-book-awards/. live.
  5. Book: World Cat . Worldcat.org. 1241072695.
  6. News: July 9, 2021. "Kleine Helden!" Ensures sustainable thinking at an early stage. Schwäbische Zeitung. July 16, 2021. July 16, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716151103/https://www.schwaebische.de/landkreis/landkreis-ravensburg/ravensburg_artikel,-kleine-helden-sorgt-frueh-fuer-nachhaltiges-denken-_arid,11385462.html. live.
  7. News: Williams. Charlotte. September 2022. Sophia Gholz Gives Us the Lowdown on All Consuming episode 4. BBC UK Radio. 2023-12-18. 2022-09-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915084350/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001bz7p. live.
  8. News: Stitz. Nicole. May 2022. Children's Author Sophia Gholz is a Born Storyteller. The Sun News. 2023-12-18. 2023-12-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20231209041635/https://www.yoursun.com/. live.
  9. News: Delehanty. Dennis. October 11, 2021. Welcoming Award-Winning Children's Author Sophia Gholz to Lake Nona. Nonahood News. August 29, 2022. August 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220829172238/https://nonahoodnews.com/welcoming-award-winning-childrens-author-sophia-gholz-to-lake-nona/. live.
  10. News: June 3, 2022. Book Themed On Forest Man Of India Jadav Payeng Shortlisted For North Carolina Children's Book Award. North East Today. August 30, 2022. August 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830153538/https://www.northeasttoday.in/2022/06/03/assam-book-themed-on-forest-man-of-india-jadav-payeng-shortlisted-for-north-carolina-childrens-book-award/. live.
  11. Web site: Interview with Sophia Gholz: Author of The Boy Who Grew a Forest. April 2022. Discovery Education, Discovery, Inc.. 2022-08-29. 2022-08-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20220829172238/https://app.discoveryeducation.com/learn/videos/39e84e45-0d6b-4893-9412-f86d4829521d/. live.
  12. News: Orlando Voyager. August 9, 2022. Meet Sophia Gholz. Voyage Magazines. August 29, 2022. August 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220829170833/http://orlandovoyager.com/interview/meet-sophia-gholz-of-orlando-fl/. live.
  13. Web site: Sophia Gholz on The Buzz Talk Show. March 19, 2019. Buzz Magazine. March 10, 2021. August 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830143700/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1_mZAPaK1o. live.
  14. Web site: Sophia Gholz Episode 26 The Bookshop at the End of the Internet Podcast. Spotify. 2021-03-10. 2022-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830143701/https://open.spotify.com/episode/64LsrsgBTERwgnWUkIUMMe. live.
  15. News: Christina Caron . As Coronavirus Cases Surge, Families Struggle to Draw Boundaries . June 29, 2020 . . July 16, 2021 . July 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210716151101/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/29/parenting/family-socially-distancing-coronavirus.html/ . live .
  16. News: McKnight. Jenni. March 3, 2020. 2019 Florida State Book Awards. Florida State University News. March 10, 2021. March 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210311165046/https://news.fsu.edu/news/arts-humanities/2020/03/03/2019-florida-book-awards-winners-announced/. live.
  17. Web site: South Carolina Book Awards. South Carolina Association of School Libraries. 2021-03-10. 2021-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304163947/https://www.scasl.net/book-awards. live.
  18. Web site: The Green Earth Book Award. The Nature Generation. 2021-03-10. 2021-03-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20210310190752/http://www.natgen.org/green-earth-book-awards/. live.
  19. Web site: SCBWI | Previous Crystal Kite Winners. Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. 2021-03-10. 2021-02-25. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225201112/https://www.scbwi.org/awards/crystal-kite-member-choice-award/previous-crystal-kite-winners/. live.
  20. Web site: 2020-2021 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award. wildapricot.org. Keystone State Literacy Association. 2021-03-10. 2021-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210516001043/https://ksla.wildapricot.org/resources/Documents/Intermediate%20School%20Book%20review%202020-2021%20(2).pdf. live.
  21. Web site: Notable Social Studies Trade Books List. The Children's Book Council. 2021-03-10. 2021-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20210314171128/https://www.cbcbooks.org/readers/reader-resources/notable-social-studies-list/. live.
  22. Web site: Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Awards Announced. April 2020. April 1, 2020. Northland College. April 15, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415091656/https://www.northland.edu/news/sonwa-2019/. live.
  23. Web site: Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Awards. Gateway Reading Council. 2021-03-10. 2021-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304210509/http://www.gatewayreadingcouncil.org/eureka-nonfiction-childrens-book-awards.html. live.
  24. Web site: Sophia Gholz. Sleeping Bear Press. 2021-07-16. 2021-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716151106/https://sleepingbearpress.com/contributors/1643. live.
  25. Book: Jack Horner, Dinosaur Hunter!. 2021. Sleeping Bear Press. 9781534111196.
  26. Web site: Sophia Gholz Running Press. 5 January 2021. Running Press Kids. 16 July 2021. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716151102/https://www.runningpress.com/contributor/sophia-gholz/. live.
  27. Web site: Sophia Gholz Hachette Books. 5 January 2021. Hachette Book Group. 16 July 2021. 16 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210716151102/https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/contributor/sophia-gholz/. live.
  28. News: April 26, 2021. Publishers Weekly. July 16, 2021. July 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210719031934/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-book-news/article/86198-rights-report-week-of-april-26-2021.html. live.
  29. News: March–April 2004. American Photo Magazine. 2021-03-17. 2023-12-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20231218143836/https://books.google.com/books?id=vfMqXJsu_s8C&q=jeff+olson+photographer+sports+illustrated&pg=PA71#v=snippet&q=jeff%20olson%20photographer%20sports%20illustrated&f=false. live.
  30. Web site: Little Heroes and Heroines. Picture Book Cinema. Humboldt Forum. 2023-12-18. 2022-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830160851/https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/programm/termin/literature/reading/little-heroes-and-heroines-32433/. live.
  31. Web site: THE BOY WHO SAW A FOREST Based on the children's book by Sophia Gholz. Staatstheater Meiningen. 2022-08-30. 2022-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20220830160853/https://www.staatstheater-meiningen.de/produktionen/der-junge-der-einen-wald-pflanzte.html?ID_Vorstellung=9323&m=594. live.

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