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Robin Moore (October 19,1950--)is an author and storyteller who is best known for his historical fiction novels and collections of folklore from the mountains of central Pennsylvania, where his family has lived for more than 200 years. His most famous works are The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek, the first in a trilogy of historical fiction novels for children about women on the Pennsylvania Frontier. His story collections, The Cherry Tree Buck and When the Moon is Full are collections of traditional stories from Pennsylvania folklore.

Personal Life

Moore was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The oldest of five children, his mother and father moved to Boalsburg, a small village on the outskirts of Pennsylvania State University, where is father completed a degree in Electrical Engineering. When Moore graduated from high school,he enlisted in the Army and served as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Braqg, N.C. and as a combat infantryman with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. He attended Pennsylvania State University and graduated with a degree in Journalism in 1976. He moved to the Philadelphia area in 1978 where he worked as a magazine editor before becoming a full time author and storyteller in 1981. Since then, he has written more than a dozen books, given more than 5,000 storytelling performances and created his own publishing house, Groundhog Press, which produces books and recordings celebrating the oral tradition. In 2002, he earned a Master's degree in Oral Traditions from The Graduate Institute and serves on the faculty of The Oral Traditions Program. He is married to Emerald DuCoeur, an animal communicator. They live in a 1,300-acre nature preserve in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Writer

The first book, "The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek" was published by HarperCollins in 1983 and was followed by two other books in the series. Over a 25-year span, his books included historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy,folklore collections, ada[ptations of classics and instructional books on writing and storytelling.

Works

(Print)

The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek Maggie Among the Seneca Up the Frozen River Awakening the Hidden Storyteller All About Me My Life with the Indians The Cherry Tree Buck and Other Stories When the Moon is Full The Hunchback of Notre Dame Tarzan of the Apes Hercules Encounter on the Moon Area 51 The Man with the Silver Oar My Family Tree

(Digital)

The Bread Sister of Sinking Creek Remembering Maggie The Man with the Silver Oar The Cherry Tree Buck Lost in the Woods When the Moon is Full Running with The Caribou Wild Tales Bigfoot Encounter on the Moon Area 51 Awakening The Hidden Storyteller Discovering the Natural Born Writer Bigfoot