Natalie and Nat King Cole (Star Families) [Paperback]

Skip Press (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 4-8?These two brief titles describe the upbringing and home life of Candice Bergen and Natalie Cole and their fathers' influence on their careers. Young readers today may not have enjoyed the comic wit of Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy or the sweet crooning of Nat "King" Cole, and Press enthusiastically describes their contributions during past years. At the same time, he makes it clear that Candice Bergen enjoys celebrity status due to her own talents, and that Natalie Cole's long fight for sobriety has given her new maturity, which is reflected in her work. Numerous black-and-white and full-color photographs enliven the text; highlighted words are defined in the glossary. These slim biographies, with their clear, simple style, would appeal especially to reluctant readers. Candice Bergen's autobiography, Knock Wood (Ballantine, 1985), is a good follow-up for interested mature readers.?Susan R. Farber, Chappaqua Library, NY
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback
• Publisher: Crestwood House (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0382249429
• ISBN-13: 978-0382249426
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,855,767 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Skip Press (www.skippress.com) has edited a Hollywood entertainment magazine, produced and directed plays, made instructional videos, sold feature film scripts, served as the Hollywood correspondent for Boys Life, been a staff writer for a UPN kids show, published young adult novels and non-fiction series like Star Families, and taught an online screenwriting course that was available in 1,500 schools. He has published almost 40 books, including four editions of Writer's Guides to Hollywood, four editions of the Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting (including one in Russian). He had three books come out in 2009 including This Is My Song: A Memoir, by Patti Page with Skip Press. His most recent book (2010) is the Complete Idiot's Guide to Making Money with Craigslist. His most recent screenplay consultation resulted in a director getting his first feature film deal with The Bubble Factory in Los Angeles. His first how-to writing book, How To Write What You Want & Sell What You Write, has been selling steadily for almost two decades. The latest version from Fall River Books comes out in the summer of 2011. Many of the books he ghost-writes and edits have hit #1 in their category on Amazon, such at the Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing & Design, which stays at or around #1 (Press sold the book and edited it).