Sophia Gholz
Sophia Gholz | |||
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| Born | October 17, 1980 Gainesville, Florida | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
| Occupation | Writer of children's books | ||
| Spouse(s) | Jeff Olson | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
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Sophia Mallonée Gholz (born October 17, 1980) is an American writer of children's books, both fiction and non-fiction.
Sophia Mallonée Gholz was born October 17th, 1980 at home 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 (published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2019 and illustrated by Kayla Harren) is an award-winning picture book biography that has been translated into multiple languages.
Gholz’s books include Jack Horner (paleontologist): Dinosaur Hunter, a picture book biography about Jack Horner (paleontologist) who inspire a 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.
Selected Awards
•Florida State Book Award Gold Medal for The Boy Who Grew A Forest (2020)[3]
•South Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominee (2020-21)
•Green Earth Book Award Honor (2020)[4]
•Crystal Kite Award Winner, Southeast Region (2020)
•Keystone to Reading Book Award Shortlist (2020-21)[5]
•Children’s Book Council Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People (2020)[6]
•Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award Winner (2019)[7]
•Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Honor Award, California Reading Association (2019)
Bibliography
•The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng (2019), illustrated by Kayla Harren
•Jack Horner: Dinosaur Hunter (2021), illustrated by Dave Shephard [Horner ]
•This is Your World: The Story of Bob Ross (2021), illustrated by Robin Boyden
•A History of Toilet Paper (and Other Potty Tools) (2022), illustrated by Xiana Teimoy
Personal Life
In 2008, Gholz married Jeff Olson, an American photographer and businessman. They had two children and live in Florida.
References
- ↑ CLARK, ANTHONY (May 1, 2008). "Shopping center to close". Gainesville.com.
- ↑ "Henry L. Gholz, Ph.D." UF Research Foundation Professors. University of Florida.
- ↑ MCKNIGHT, JENNI (March 3, 2020). "2019 Florida Book Awards winners announced". FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY NEWS.
- ↑ "The Green Earth Book Award". The Nature Generation. The Nature Generation.
- ↑ "2020-2021 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award" (PDF). www.wildapricot.org. Keystone State Literacy Association.
- ↑ "NOTABLE SOCIAL STUDIES LIST". THE CHILDREN'S BOOK COUNCIL.
- ↑ "Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Awards Announced". Northland College. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
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