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Author study on Ezra Jack Keats along with lesson plan activities for K-6 grades.TRANSCRIPT
By Ruth Demshick
Ezra Jack Keats
Youngest of 3 children from Polish immigrants of Jewish descent. Born March 11, 1916 as Jacob Ezra Katz.
Keats grew up in Brooklyn New York. The Depression made life challenging for the Katz family. It was difficult to provide food on the table while trying to afford the rent in their crowded tenement apartment housing.
Honoré Daumier (French artist)Third Class Carriage (1962)
During his senior year in High school, Ezra won National Scholastic contest, while also receiving a scholarship for a fine arts school in Manhattan. The day before graduation his father died of a heart attack. Ezra has the responsibility of his family.
Graduated High School Illustrator for Captain Marvel
1943 Joined the Army for WWII
1962 Published
1949 Anti Semitism in America..went to Paris for 1 year
1948 Legally changed name from Jacob Ezra Katz to Ezra Jack Keats
1954 Began career in Children’s books
1960 Attempted to co-author first childrens book
1962….The Civil Rights EraDesegregation
1967…Depression, povertySibling jealousyPrejudice/acceptancePersonal experience
1968…Everyday child experiencesCommunityAcceptancePeer pressure
1969…Personal experienceBullyingInner city life for children
1972…CommunityMaturityLocate the authorPeter is now adolescent
Ground-breaking creation of an African American Character. Posed much controversy of white man portraying AA community.
Peter is jealous that his new baby sister is receiving his belongings.
Peter sends a special invitation to a girl. He is wary of what his friends might say.
Peter and his friends find a pair of motorcycle googles, but also must outwit bullies.
Peter’s friend Archie can’t find his cat. The cat finally shows but is mistaken for another’s pet.
Caldecott Boston Globe Horn
Book
NY Public Library
(influential)
1963
1970
1970 1996
ConclusionAuthor of 24 Books
Illustrator of 83 Books
Died in 1983
Keats, Ezra J. Keats’s Neighborhood: An Ezra Jack Keats Treasury. Penguin Group, New York, NY. 2002
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