Kathryn lasky is the author of Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Wolves of the beyond, and many other novels and books. She has gotten many rewards for best writer and many others. Kathryn Lasky says, "I love doing research. It is one of the reasons why i am so drawn to historical fiction. However, when I tell people i am writing a fantasy they often respond about how it must be so much easier because i can just make everything up. WRONG!!!!" All of her books she researches information before starting.
Family Kathryn Lasky was the youngest in her family. She has her mom and dad and a older sister named Martha (who is five years older). Her older sister knew how to speak french. They also had a dog named suzy. They were a jewish family and there wasn't a lot of jewish families around besides them. She got married to Chris Knight. They had a son named Max and a daughter named Meribah (who was five years younger than Max).
Childhood Kathryn Lasky was born on June 24,1944 in the suburbs of Indianapolis, Indiana. Altho she calls them a prairie instead of suburbs cause it sounds better. She grew up with her sister (Martha) and her best friend (Carole). They would always play up on the one hill their and down at the bottom their was a pond they would play pirate games by. She lived in a big house with a three car garage, a sprinkling system, and a driveway great for rollerskating. She would put on circus acts with her best friend Carole. Carole's dad built a trapeze system that they would use as if they were in a circus. They even had a animal show. It was Kathryn's dog suzy who they would dress up and have her jump through hopes. She grew up going to a all girls school. T the age of ten she decided she wanted to be a writer. After that school she went to the University of Michigan for collage.
Career (other jobs) Before she was a writer her first job was writing for a fashion magazine. She didn't really like the job. Her second job was teaching and thats were she met her husband and fell in love. After she became a writer.
Hometown Kathryn Lasky was born in born in the suburbs of Indianapolis, India, but calls it the prairie cause the suburbs are prairies. Un like other suburbs this one had a small hill and a pond at the bottom. She had fun growing up their with her family. She would play games with her sister (Martha) and her best friend (Carole) on the hill and by the pond. They would sled down the hill in the winter when snow fell and play pirate games by the water a lot any time they could.
Inspiration for writing She does a lot of research before she writes any story wether its a novel or animal book. Kathryn Lasky says, "I love doing research. It is one of the reasons why I am so drawn to historical fiction. However when I tell people I am writing a fantasy, they often respond about how it must be so much easier because I can just make everything up. WRONG!" No matter what she does research about what she's writing even if its an animal or a person. She loves to do research and likes a lot what she learns along the way to writing the book.
Interesting Facts/favorite Here are some facts about Kathryn Lasky. As a kid Kathryn loved to make up stories. Unlike most houses in the prairie the one she lived in was a big house. She grew up with her sister (Martha) and her best friend (Carole). They played a lot together. When she was ten she wanted to become a writer. Her favorite animal is an owl and she loves to write. So she took classes and became a writer and now has tones of books that she wrote.