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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. Biography Floca was born and raised in Temple, Texas. He graduated from Brown University in 1991, and currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Published works As writer and illustrator 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 City of Light, City of Dark: A Comic Book Novel (1993, ISBN 0-531-06800-5) Luck with Potatoes (1995, ISBN 0-531-09473-1) The Voyager’s Stone: The Adventures of a Message-Carrying Bottle Adrift on the Ocean Sea (1995, ISBN 0-531-06890-0) Poppy (1995, ISBN 0-380-72769-2) Jenius: The Amazing Guinea Pig (1996, ISBN 0-7868-1135-8) The Ghoul Brothers (1996, ISBN 0-8167-4124-7) Where Are You, Little Zack? (1997, ISBN 0-395-73092-9) Wing It! The Best Boomerang Book Ever (1997, ISBN 0-448-41570-4) Counting Feathers (1997, ISBN 1-55110-651-5) Mixed-Up Max (1997, ISBN 0-8167-4437-8) King Max (1998, ISBN 0-8167-4810-1) Poppy and Rye (1998, ISBN 0-380-79717-8) That Toad Is Mine! (1998, ISBN 0-694-01035-9) Lightning Liz (1998, ISBN 0-516-26360-9) The Ultimate Yo-Yo Book (1998, ISBN 0-448-41840-1) Ragweed (1999, ISBN 0-380-80167-1) Solomon Sneezes (1999, ISBN 0-694-01748-5) Make Your Own Time Capsule (1999, ISBN 0-8167-4976-0) Sports! Sports! Sports!: A Poetry Collection (1999, ISBN 0-06-443713-2) Ereth's Birthday (2000, ISBN 0-380-80490-5) Let's Fly a Kite (2000, ISBN 0-06-446737-6) Another Great Yo-Yo Book: More Great Tricks and Tips! (2000, ISBN 0-448-41968-8) Tales from Dimwood Forest (2001, ISBN 0-06-441017-X) A Mountain Lion Ate the Corn Chips (2001, ISBN 1-931020-01-9) Ethan's Cat (2002, ISBN 0-7636-1100-X) Ethan's Bike (2002, ISBN 0-7636-1101-8) Ethan's Lunch (2002, ISBN 0-7636-1103-4) Ethan Out and About (2002, ISBN 0-7636-1099-2) Ethan's Birds (2002, ISBN 0-7636-1102-6) The Mayor of Central Park (2003, ISBN 0-06-051557-0) Ethan at Home (2003, ISBN 0-7636-1093-3) Uncles and Antlers (2004, ISBN 0-689-86469-8) Billy and the Rebel: Base on a True Civil War Story (2005, ISBN 0-689-83396-2) From Slave to Soldier: Based on a True Civil War Story (2005, ISBN 0-689-83966-9) Bartleby of the Big, Bad Bayou (2005, ISBN 0-525-47366-1) Poppy's Return (2005, ISBN 0-06-000014-7) Max & Mo Make A Snowman (2005, ISBN 978-1-4169-2537-8) Max & Mo's First Day at School (2007, ISBN 1-4169-2533-3) Max & Mo Go Apple Picking (2007, ISBN 1-4169-2535-X) The Hinky-Pink (2007, ISBN 978-0-689-87588-5) Other Beatrice Black Bear – a regular feature in Click magazine. Awards 2014 Winner, Caldecott Medal 2014 Honor, Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award 2015 Honor, Irma Black Award References External links Official website Brian Floca at Library of Congress, with 48 library catalog records . Discover the Brian Floca popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Brian Floca books.

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  • Moonshot synopsis, comments

    Moonshot

    Brian Floca

    “An extraordinary delight for a reader of any age.” The New York Times Book ReviewBrian Floca explores Apollo 11’s famed moon landing with this newly expanded edition of Moonshot!S...

  • Uncles and Antlers synopsis, comments

    Uncles and Antlers

    Lisa Wheeler

    Once a year, every year, the seven uncles gather. Shaggy coats, scarves of red. Two tall antlers on each head. Is it their niece they've come to see? Surely, yes. Is it their job...

  • Old Wolf synopsis, comments

    Old Wolf

    Avi

    Huntingthe predator, and its preyis at the heart of this riveting and suspenseful novel from Newbery Medalist Avi with illustrations from Caldecott Medalist Brian Floca.In the comp...

  • Locomotive synopsis, comments

    Locomotive

    Brian Floca

    The Caldecott Medal Winner, Sibert Honor Book, and New York Times bestseller Locomotive is a rich and detailed sensory exploration of America’s early railroads, from the creator of...

  • Letters from an Alien Schoolboy synopsis, comments

    Letters from an Alien Schoolboy

    Ros Asquith

    When Flowkwee goes to planet Earth on a mission, he has to stay disguisedas a small Earthling called Nigel, with only one head and four appendages! But that's not all: His personal...