He was born in Chicago. He learned to play the guitar and write songs.When he was younger he would have rather be a great baseball player. Instead he wrote and drew pictures. That is when he started his carreer.
ABOUT HIS/HER WORK: The first book he wrote was The Giving Tree. Because of this great success he wrote more books. He also wrote songs like The Unicorn Song. He won an award for best children author. He died in 1999.
NAME OF POET
Shel Silverstain
BORN: on September 1930
DIED: on May 1999
ABOUT HIS/HER LIFE:
He was born in Chicago. He learned to play the guitar and write songs.When he was younger he would have rather be a great baseball player. Instead he wrote and drew pictures. That is when he started his carreer.
ABOUT HIS/HER WORK: The first book he wrote was The Giving Tree. Because of this great success he wrote more books. He also wrote songs like The Unicorn Song. He won an award for best children author. He died in 1999.