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Brian Floca

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Brian Floca
Floca at the 2017 Texas Book Festival
Floca at the 2017 Texas Book Festival
BornBrian Kane Floca
(1969-01-11) January 11, 1969 (age 55)
Temple, Texas, U.S.
OccupationIllustrator, writer
GenreChildren's literature, picture books
Notable awardsCaldecott Medal
Website
www.brianfloca.com

Brian Kane Floca (born January 11, 1969) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He is best known for illustrating books written by Avi and for nonfiction picture books. In 2014, he won the Caldecott Medal for his book, Locomotive, as well as the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor.[1]

Biography

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Floca was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He graduated from Brown University in 1991, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.[2]

Published works

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As writer and illustrator

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  • The Frightful Story of Harry Walfish (1997, ISBN 0-531-30008-0)
  • Five Trucks (1999, ISBN 0-7894-8188-X)
  • Dinosaurs at the Ends of the Earth: The Story of the Central Asiatic Expeditions (2000, ISBN 0-7894-2539-4)
  • The Racecar Alphabet (2003, ISBN 0-689-85091-3)
  • Up in the Air: The Story of the Wright Brothers (2003)
  • Lightship (2007, ISBN 1-4169-2436-1)
  • Moonshot: The Flight Of Apollo 11 (2009, ISBN 978-1-4169-5046-2)
  • Locomotive (2013, ISBN 978-1-4169-9415-2)
  • Keeping the City Going (2021, ISBN 978-1-5344-9377-3)

As illustrator

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Other

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  • Beatrice Black Bear – a regular feature in Click magazine.

Awards

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References

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  1. ^ a b c And the Newbery, Caldecott award winners are..., Ashley Strickland, CNN, May 8, 2016
  2. ^ Brian Floca. "About". Brian Floca (brianfloca.com). Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Past Winners (Irma Black Award)". www.bankstreet.edu. Bank Street College of Education. Retrieved May 8, 2016.
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