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==Partial bibliography==
==Partial bibliography==
* '''Chicken in Space''' by Adam Lehrhaupt, [[HarperCollins]], USA, 2016
* '''Chicken in Space''' by Adam Lehrhaupt, [[HarperCollins]], USA, 2016 {{ISBN|978-0-06-236412-8}}
* '''The Ugly Dumpling''' by Stephanie Campisi, Mighty Media Kids, USA, 2016
* '''The Ugly Dumpling''' by Stephanie Campisi, Mighty Media Kids, USA, 2016 {{ISBN|978-1-938063-67-1}}
*'''The Flying Hand of Marco B.''' by Richard Leiter, [[Sleeping Bear Press]], USA, 2015
*'''The Flying Hand of Marco B.''' by Richard Leiter, [[Sleeping Bear Press]], USA, 2015
*'''One Last Story''' by Eilam Ben-Dror, Matar Publishing House, 2015
*'''One Last Story''' by Eilam Ben-Dror, Matar Publishing House, 2015

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Shahar Kober is an Israeli illustrator, art director and lecturer. He lives in Kiryat Tivon, Israel.

Biography

Born in 1979, in Kfar-Saba, and raised in Ganei Am. At age 21, he was admitted to Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, studying illustration and graphic design, graduating in 2005.

After graduating he persisted a freelance career in illustration, illustrating over 40 children's books, published in Israel, The United Kingdom, USA, and other countries. His work is regularly published in newspapers and magazines, and he also contributes art to animation projects. His work on "The Ugly Dumpling" was reviewed favorably by Publishers Weekly[1] and Kirkus Reviews[2], and so was "Chicken in Space"[3]. His illustrations were displayed in exhibitions in Israel[4], China and South Korea.

Since 2013, Kober teaches Illustration in the WIZO Haifa Academy of Design and Education, in Haifa, Israel.

Awards

[citation needed]

2015 - Communication Arts Illustration Award of Excellence

2015 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award

2014 - 3x3 Magazine Book Show Merit Award

2013 - Creative Quarterly 32 Professional Illustration runner-up

2011 - Sydney Taylor Notable Book for Younger Readers

2009 - Sydney Taylor Honor Award ​​

Partial bibliography

  • Chicken in Space by Adam Lehrhaupt, HarperCollins, USA, 2016 ISBN 978-0-06-236412-8
  • The Ugly Dumpling by Stephanie Campisi, Mighty Media Kids, USA, 2016 ISBN 978-1-938063-67-1
  • The Flying Hand of Marco B. by Richard Leiter, Sleeping Bear Press, USA, 2015
  • One Last Story by Eilam Ben-Dror, Matar Publishing House, 2015
  • Noam's Shop of Words, by Ruvik Rosenthal. Keter Publishing House, Israel, 2014
  • Snakes and Ladders, by Michael Morpurgo, Egmont Publishing, UK, 2012

References

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