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Frank Asch was born on August 6, 1946, in Somerville, NJ
In 1969 he graduated from Cooper Union in New York City with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts. Since then he has taught in both the United States and abroad. He has also organized art, writing, puppetry, and creative dramatics workshops for children all over the country. MFrank Asch was born on August 6, 1946, in Somerville, NJ. He has an older brother and sister. In 1969 he graduated from Cooper Union in New York City with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts. Since then he has taught in both the United States and abroad. He has also organized art, writing, puppetry, and creative dramatics workshops for children all over the country. In 1976 Mr. Asch and his wife started their own children's theatre called The Belly Buttons. In l989, Frank Asch and Vladimir Vagin published Here Comes the Cat!, the first Russian/American collaboration on a children's book, which has since received the Russian National Book Award. Mr. Asch also joined forces with naturalist and photographer Ted Levin for a series of poetry books for children. In 1996, their first book, Sawgrass Poems, was named to the John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers. Like a Windy Day is due to be released in fall 2002. It will be the fourth and last book in the element book series that already includes The Earth and I, Water, and The Sun Is My Favorite Star. 030 In l989, Frank Asch and Vladimir Vagin (a Russian artist) published Here Comes the Cat! This was the first Russian/American collaboration on a children's book, and has since received the Russian National Book Award. Mr. Asch also joined forces with naturalist and photographer Ted Levin for a series of poetry books for children. In 1996, their first book, Sawgrass Poems, was named to the John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers. Like a Windy Day is due to be released in fall 2002. It will be the fourth (and last) book in the element book series that already includes The Earth and I, Water, and The Sun Is My Favorite Star
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