Kathy jo wargin biography

Kathy-jo Wargin was the first Michigan writer with the distinction of having two books designated to the Read Michigan Notable Book List in the same year.
Kathy-Jo Wargin was born in Minnesota and studied Music Composition at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Born in Tower, Minnesota, she grew up in Grand Rapids, and later studied music at the University of Minnesota in Duluth.

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Wargin, Kathy-jo 1965-

PERSONAL:

Born 1965, in Tower, MN; married Ed Wargin (a photographer). Education: Studied music at University of Minnesota—Duluth.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Northern Michigan. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Sleeping Bear Press, 300 North Main St., P.O. Box 20, Chelsea, MI 48118.

CAREER:

Writer. The Wargin Company, Petosky, MI, co-owner, with husband.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Official Children's Book of Michigan, Michigan House of Representatives, 1998, and Children's Choice Award for Best Picture Book, Capital Area District Library, both for The Legend of the Sleeping Bear; Children's Book of the Year Award, Great Lakes Booksellers Association, 1999, for The Legend of Mackinac Island.

WRITINGS:

Scenic Driving Michigan, photographs by Ed Wargin, Falcon Press (Helena, MT), 1997.

The Legend of Sleeping Bear, illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen, Sleeping Bear Press (Chelsea, MI), 1998.

Michigan: The Spirit of the Land, photographs by Ed Wargin, Voyageur Press (Stillwater, MN), 1999.

The Legend of Mackinac Island, illustrated by Gijsbert van

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Kathy-jo Wargin is the bestselling author of more than 45 books such as the children's classic The Legend of Sleeping Bear, 2001 IRA Children's Choice Award Winner The Legend of the Loon, IRA Teacher's Choice Award Winner Win One for the Gipper, Bank Street College of Education Best Book Listee The Voyageur's Paddle, and newly released Alfred Nobel, The Man Behind the Peace Prize. She has also written two widely successful coffee table books titled Michigan, The Spirit of the Land and The Great Lakes Cottage Book, working in collaboration with her husband, Great Lakes photographer Ed Wargin.

Kathy-jo Wargin was born and raised on the iron range of northern Minnesota, and studied music composition at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She has been writing professionally for more than twenty years, and is dedicated to the creation and promotion of quality literature for children. She is a frequent guest speaker at reading conferences throughout the nation such as IRA, MAME, MRA and more. In addition, she regularly visits school systems to perform large and sma

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Kathy-jo Wargin

Born

in Tower, Minnesota, The United States

December 20, 1964

Website

http://www.kathy-jowargin.com

Twitter

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Genre

Fiction, Children's, Children's

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Kathy-jo Wargin is the bestselling author of more than fifty books for adults and children. With more than 1.2 million copies sold, she writes across genres and age-groups, and has earned national recognition for award–winning titles such as Michigan’s Official State Children’s Book The Legend of Sleeping Bear, the International Reading Association’s Children's Choice Award Winner The Legend of the Loon, the Bank Street College of Education Best Book Listee The Voyageur’s Paddle, the IRA Teacher's Choice Award Winner Win One for the Gipper, and many more.

Kathy-jo Wargin is the bestselling author of more than fifty books for adults and children. With more than 1.2 million copies sold, she writes across genres and age-groups, and has earned national recognition for award–winning titles such as Michigan’s Official State Children’s Book The Legend of Sleeping Be