Janet Piehl
Born:
Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: The author lives in Evanston, Illinois. Biography: Piehl grew up in Shorewood, Wisconsin, and attended Macalester College. She got her start as a writer working in the editorial department of Lerner. Janet liked the research aspect of writing and editing so much that she became a librarian. She has worked at the Wilmette, Illinois and Kenosha, Wisconsin public libraries and has written several children's books.
Awards:
Janet Piehl on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=janet+piehl
Selected Titles
 |
Chattering chipmunks ISBN: 9780547073422 OCLC: 903051390 Examines chipmunks, including their appearance, eating habits, predators, and habitats. |
 |
Chattering chipmunks / ISBN: 0822524392 OCLC: 55700851 Lerner Publications, Minneapolis : ©2005. Examines chipmunks, including their appearance, eating habits, predators, and habitats. |
 |
Forest fires ISBN: 9780761340355 OCLC: 229342783 Lerner Publications Co., Minneapolis : 2008. How do forest fires start? How do firefighters put out forest fires? How can we prevent forest fires? Read this book to discover the answers! |
 |
Formula one race cars : ISBN: 0761361170 OCLC: 458581636 Lerner Publications, Minneapolis : ©2011. Text and photographs describe Formula One automobiles and discuss racing and safety. |
| Formula One Race Cars on the Move ISBN: 9781512467260 OCLC: 1004954298 Audisee eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! Its engine roars. Its tires squeal. This Formula One race car is on the move! What are Formula One race cars? And who builds these amazing autos? Read this book to find out! Learn all about mighty machines in the Vroom-Vroom seriespart of the Lightning Bolt Books collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books bring nonfiction topics to life! |
|
 |
Harry Houdini / ISBN: 1580137059 OCLC: 231680317 Lerner Publications, Minneapolis, MN : ©2009. Profiles the life and career of the magician Harry Houdini. |
 |
Humvees / ISBN: 0822528746 OCLC: 57730803 Lerner Pub. Co., Minneapolis : ©2006. Simple text and illustrations describe the Humvee and its uses by the United States military. |
 |
Indy race cars / ISBN: 0822568705 OCLC: 70114575 Lerner, Minneapolis, MN : ©2007. Discusses the Indy cars used in the largest race at Indianapolis, Indiana every May. |
| Let's Look at Pigeons ISBN: 9781512464252 OCLC: 1004955432 Audisee eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! What animal has feathers, a round body, and a head that bobs when it walks? Pigeons! But do you know how fast pigeons fly? Or where pigeons build their nests? Read this book to find out!Learn all about different animals in the Animal Close-Ups seriespart of the Lightning Bolt Books collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt Books bring nonfiction topics to life! |
|
 |
Let's look at pigeons / ISBN: 1580138632 OCLC: 156874755 Lerner Publications Co., Minneapolis, MN : ©2010. Of the many kinds of pigeons this book focuses on Rock Pigeons. |
 |
Let's look at sloths ISBN: 9780761362821 OCLC: 662510686 Lerner, Minneapolis : ©2011. |
 |
Let's look at sloths / ISBN: 0761360425 OCLC: 439899939 Lerner, Minneapolis : ©2011. Introduces sloths, describing their physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and predators. |
 |
Northern lights ISBN: 9780761343929 OCLC: 316427308 Lerner, London : 2009. |
 |
Northern lights / ISBN: 1580138705 OCLC: 173368180 Lerner Publications Co., Minneapolis, MN : ©2009. Discover the answers to such questions as What causes the northern lights? where the northern lights are seen? and why the northern lights are so colorful? |
 |
Sanitation workers ISBN: 0822528479 OCLC: 58478909 Lerner Publications, Minneapolis, MN : ©2006. Describes the duties and responsibilities of sanitation workers, people who pick up trash. |