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She was a language arts teacher in Tulsa, Oklahoma. https://www.rosehilltulsa.com/obituary/janice-kuharski
(with photo)
Most of it:
...Janice Marie Kuharski was born on November 27, 1947, in Akron, Ohio, to John and Helen (Alleman) Kuharski. She departed this life on November 24, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 74.
Janice lived in Akron, Ohio, until moving to Tulsa, at the age of 10. She went on to graduate from Nathan Hale High School, before entering college at Tulsa University, where she earned bachelorrCOs and master's degrees. Janice was employed as a middle school teacher for Tulsa Public Schools for twenty-one years before serving for three years as a substitute teacher. A published author of childrenrCOs books and poetry, Janice found words to be a passion and profession...
https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=587494963&rlz=1CAJMBU_enUS1086&q=janice+kuharski+books&tbm=isch&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiL1_7b8POCAxVqm4kEHeozBHIQ0pQJegQIDhAB&biw=1366&bih=644&dpr=1
(book covers) https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/kuharski-janice-1947
(brief profile, with comments by Kuharski) https://www.google.com/search?sca_esv=587494963&rlz=1CAJMBU_enUS1086&hl=en&q=janice+kuharski&tbm=vid&source=lnms&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi04YXq8fOCAxXIAHkGHRsUCNsQ0pQJegQIDBAB&biw=1366&bih=644&dpr=1
(this includes one very short read-aloud video)
WRITINGS:
FOR CHILDREN
Tales of China: Retold Timeless Classics, illustrated by Donald E. Tate II, Perfection Learning (Logan, IA), 1998.
("Includes The First Country Wolf, The Rainmakers, The Cricket, The Girl in Green, The Hardwork Mountains, and The Divided Daughter.")
Tales of Silliness: Retold Timeless Classics, illustrated by Michael A. Aspengren, Perfection Learning (Logan, IA), 1998.
("Offers young readers a look at four comic tales, including The Six Sillies, Blockhead Hans, and The Emperor's New Clothes.")
Tales of Yore: Retold Timeless Classics, illustrated by Michael A. Aspengren, Perfection Learning (Logan, IA), 1999.
Raven's Gift (fiction), illustrated by Joann Kitchell, Richard C. Owen Publishers (Katonah, NY), 1999.
("Clever Raven tricks the Chief of the Sky into sharing the light with all the creatures of the earth.")
Mama's Llamas (picture book), Richard C. Owen Publishers (Katonah, NY), 2002. ("A little girlrCOs mama really loves llamas.")
"Author of a play, 'The Leopard's Noisy Drum,' published in Plays: Drama Magazine for Young People, 1996. Contributor of poetry to magazines, including Child Life, U.S. Kids, Jack and Jill, Pak-o-Fun, and Holidays and Seasonal Celebrations."
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