Jane Leslie Conly
Jane Leslie Conly( born 1948) is an American author, the daughter of author Robert C. O'Brien.
She started her literary work by finishing the manuscript for her father's" Z for Zachariah" in 1974 after his death.
Her first own book," Racso and the Rats of NIMH", was published in 1986, and is a sequel to her father's" Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH".
Jalo Walamies
Jalo Walamies( born June 1, 1975 in Jyväskylä, Finland) is a Finnish musician and songwriter.
Walamies' music has numerous influences, including country, folk, 1970s rock, and artists such Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Roger McGuinn, Jeff Lynne and Francis Rossi.
His lyrical influences include Kari Peitsamo, J. Karjalainen,, Juice Leskinen and. Walamies' third studio album," Tuolla jossain kaukana", was released in 2007.
Fun with Dick and Jane
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is a children's novel written by Jane Leslie Conly.
It was published in 1993 and was one of the Newbery Honor books of 1994.
R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH
R- T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH is a 1990 children's book by Jane Leslie Conly with illustrations by Leonard Lubin.
It is a sequel to the 1971 book" Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH", continuing the story from the 1986 book" Racso and the Rats of NIMH".
Z for Zachariah
Z for Zachariah is a post-apocalyptic science- fiction novel by Robert C. O'Brien that was published posthumously in 1974.
The name Robert C. O' Brien was the pen name used by Robert Leslie Conly.
After the author's death in 1973, his wife Sally M. Conly and daughter Jane Leslie Conly completed the book guided by his notes.
Set in the United States, the story is in the form of a diary written from the first- person perspective of sixteen- year- old Ann Burden, who has survived a nuclear war and nerve gas through living in a small valley with a self- contained weather system.
According to Sally Conly," Z for Zachariah" was her husband's second novel intended for adults, following his 1972 science- fiction thriller" A Report from Group 17".
O'Brien had previously established himself as a children's writer with his novels" The Silver Crown"( 1968) and" Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH"( 1971).
" Z for Zachariah" received a 1976 honor award from the Jane Addams Children's Book Award and the Edgar Award for the best mystery fiction in the juvenile category.
Kari Peitsamo
Kari Juhani Valdemar Peitsamo( born 26 August 1957) is a Finnish musician whose style has changed over the years from acoustic avant- garde pop to electric rock.
His best- known song is probably" Kauppaopiston naiset"( Business College Women) from 1977.
Kari Peitsamo started his career with the EP" Kari Peitsamo ja Ankkuli", which was created with the assistance of Juuso Nordlund and Kaj Martin, the backing group of Juice Leskinen, on the studio time left over from Leskinen.
Kari Peitsamo's debut album" Jatsin syvin olemus"( 1977) was still performed as a trio but the following albums would be solos where Peitsamo performed his songs accompanied only by an acoustic guitar.
Later on, Peitsamo's acoustic guitar was switched to an electric one, and he was joined by the band Ankkuli, with its other members Harri Siirtola( bass) and Yrjö Majamaa( drums).
After this Peitsamo, who had recorded for Love Records, moved to Poko Records, and changed his band to Kari Peitsamo Revival, which was influenced by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Status Quo( Peitsamo also translated songs by both bands into Finnish).
After the Revival period, Peitsamo played rock with his new band Kari Peitsamon Skootteri between 1985- 1994.
Another ensemble of his, Kari Peitsamo& Hirttämättömät, also released one album in 1998, called" Bubblegum Warriors In Faded Jeans".
Kari Peitsamo is known for his vast productivity; for example, as many as six albums of his came out during the years 1993 and 1994.
However, during the later years Peitsamo's musical activities have receded, and he has worked, among other things, as a grave digger and as a candidate for the Communist Party of Finland in the 2003, 2007 and 2011 parliamentary elections, as well as the municipal elections and elections for the European parliament in 2004 and 2009.
Many of Peitsamo's most famous songs are short rock songs with somewhat peculiar lyrics.
His debut album contains a song called" Uskon Beatleksiin"( I Believe in the Beatles) in which the singer is rejected by his girlfriend but he is not desperate because he believes that some day
The Beatles will descend from the heaven and bring peace to the world.
The title track of the debut album is about jazz music and it declares that the deepest nature of jazz is unknown.
In addition to his typical absurdism and oddities, Peitsamo has also written political songs.
In 2013 Peitsamo started studying theology in the University of Helsinki.
Racso and the Rats of NIMH
Racso and the Rats of NIMH is the 1986 sequel to the popular book," Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH", written by Jane Leslie Conly.
It continues where the previous book left off.
A review from the University of Chicago's Center for Children's books states that," Conly has completely mastered the bucolic tone of the first book", and that" Characterizations all around are more detailed than in O'Brien's book".
Rats of NIMH
The Rats of NIMH is a trilogy of children's books, the first one by Robert C. O'Brien, and the second and third by his daughter Jane Leslie Conly.
They tell the story of a society of rats rendered intelligent by scientific experimentation.
The books are: In 1982," Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" became the basis for the animated film" The Secret of NIMH", directed by Don Bluth.
In 1998, a film sequel to" The Secret of NIMH", called was released.
The sequel has no connection to Jane Leslie Conly's sequel," Racso and the Rats of NIMH".
It was recently announced that a live- action/ animated reboot is in development.
Fun with Dick and Jane (1977 film)
Fun with Dick and Jane is a 1977 American comedy film starring George Segal and Jane Fonda.
Directed by Ted Kotcheff, the film is caustically critical of the" anarchy" of the American way of life.
The character names come from the" Dick and Jane" series of children's educational books, and the title is taken from the title of one of the books in the series.

Question: Do Kari Peitsamo and Jane Leslie Conly share the same nationality?
Answer: no