Imatge de l'autor

Marguerite Henry (1902–1997)

Autor/a de Misty of Chincoteague

81+ obres 37,327 Membres 244 Ressenyes 35 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Marguerite Henry was born on April 12, 1902 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After high school, she attended the Milwaukee State Teachers College. She became an English teacher. She sold her first published story to a woman's magazine in 1913. Her first book, "Justin Morgan Had a Horse" was named a mostra'n més Newberry Honor Book. This and her other titles to follow were written in collaboration with illustrator, Wesley Dennis. They worked together until his death in 1996. Her other works included "King of the Wind," the story of the Godolphin Arabian horse, which won a Newberry Award, "Misty of Chincoteague," which won the Junior Book Award Medal of the Boys' Clubs of America, and "Justin Morgan Had a Horse," which won the Junior Scholastic Gold Seal Award. She was presented the Children's Reading Roundtable Award for her lasting contribution to children's reading in 1961. At the time of her death she had written 58 books. Her works have been translated into eight languages. Marguerite Henry died of complications from a series of strokes on November 26, 1997 in California. mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Misty of Chincoteague Foundation

Sèrie

Obres de Marguerite Henry

Misty of Chincoteague (1947) 7,871 exemplars
King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian (1948) — Autor — 5,768 exemplars
Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1945) 3,137 exemplars
Stormy, Misty's Foal (1947) 2,991 exemplars
Sea Star: Orphan of Chincoteague (1949) 2,658 exemplars
Brighty of the Grand Canyon (1953) 2,627 exemplars
Misty's Twilight (1992) 1,553 exemplars
Mustang: Wild Spirit of the West (1966) 1,445 exemplars
Album of Horses (1951) 1,144 exemplars
Black Gold (1957) 1,090 exemplars
White Stallion of Lipizza (1964) 1,000 exemplars
Born to Trot (1950) 804 exemplars
Robert Fulton: Boy Craftsman (1945) 719 exemplars
Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley (1996) 513 exemplars
Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio (1960) 260 exemplars
All About Horses (1843) 253 exemplars
Five O'Clock Charlie (1962) 246 exemplars
Cinnabar: The One O'Clock Fox (1956) 244 exemplars
The Little Fellow (1975) 220 exemplars
Our First Pony (1984) 138 exemplars
Birds at Home (1942) 119 exemplars
Album of Dogs (1955) 73 exemplars
Dear Readers and Riders (1969) 66 exemplars
Shamrock Queen (Always Reddy) (1947) 62 exemplars
A Pictorial Life Story of Misty (1810) 60 exemplars
Geraldine Belinda (1942) — Autor — 57 exemplars
Muley Ears: Nobody's Dog (1959) 28 exemplars
One Man's Horse (1977) 27 exemplars
Stories from Around the World (1974) 15 exemplars
A Boy and a Dog (1944) 11 exemplars
An Innkeeper's Horse (1988) 9 exemplars
Mexico in Story and Picture (1941) 8 exemplars
Canada in Story and Picture (1941) 7 exemplars
A Colt Is Born (1988) 5 exemplars
Alaska in Story and Picture (1941) 5 exemplars
Brazil in Story and Picture (1943) 5 exemplars
Panama in Story and Picture (1943) 3 exemplars
Misty Makes a Movie (1961) 3 exemplars
Born To Trot 2 exemplars
Album of Horses 2 exemplars
Hawaii in Story and Pictures (1946) 2 exemplars
Dilly Dally Sally (1940) 2 exemplars
Albumn of Horses 1 exemplars
Misty The Whirlpool 1 exemplars
Chile in Story and Picture (1941) 1 exemplars
My Misty Diary 1 exemplars
Portfolio of Horses (1952) 1 exemplars

Obres associades

The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature, Volumes 1-2 (1955) — Col·laborador — 457 exemplars
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 05: In Your Own Backyard (1962) — Col·laborador — 168 exemplars
Best in Children's Books 34 (1960) 75 exemplars
Horse Tales (1976) — Col·laborador — 74 exemplars
Animal Friends and Adventures (1949) — Col·laborador — 55 exemplars
Misty [1961 film] (1961) — Original book — 40 exemplars
Herds of Thunder, Manes of Gold (1989) — Col·laborador — 38 exemplars
The Big Book of Favorite Dog Stories (1964) — Col·laborador — 27 exemplars
A Sultan's Gift (1988) 11 exemplars
Justin Morgan Had a Horse [1972 film] (1972) — Original book — 9 exemplars
The Rescue of Sham (1988) — Creator — 8 exemplars
Sire of Champions (1988) — Creator — 7 exemplars
The Capture (1987) 6 exemplars
Writing Books for Boys and Girls (1952) — Col·laborador, algunes edicions5 exemplars
The Storm (1987) 4 exemplars
The Big Race (1988) — Autor — 2 exemplars
Going Home 1 exemplars
The Auction 1 exemplars

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Nom oficial
Marguerite Breithaupt
Data de naixement
1902-04-13
Data de defunció
1997-11-26
Lloc d'enterrament
Cremated
Gènere
female
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Lloc de defunció
Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA
Llocs de residència
Wayne, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Educació
Milwaukee State Teachers College
Professions
children's book author

Membres

Converses

Illustration horse book a Name that Book (març 2017)
(M40'12) King of the Wind, Marguerite Henry a World Reading Circle (juny 2012)

Ressenyes

A children's chapter book with a great adventure storyline.
 
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Obres
81
També de
21
Membres
37,327
Popularitat
#491
Valoració
4.0
Ressenyes
244
ISBN
548
Llengües
11
Preferit
35

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