Marguerite Henry (1902–1997)
Autor/a de Misty of Chincoteague
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
Marguerite Henry Treasury of Horses (Justin Morgan Had a Horse, King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague) (2007) 78 exemplars
The Misty Treasury (King of the Wind | Misty of Chincoteague | Stormy, Misty's Foal) (1976) 60 exemplars
Misty Essential Collection (Misty of Chincoteague; Stormy, Misty's Foal; Sea Star; Misty's Twilight) (1999) 49 exemplars
Marguerite Henry Stable of Classics (Boxed Set) Misty of Chincoteague; Sea Star; Stormy, Mistys Foal; Mistys Twilight;… (2017) 45 exemplars
Little-or-Nothing from Nottingham 5 exemplars
Born To Trot 2 exemplars
White Stallion of Lipizza 2 exemplars
Album of Horses 2 exemplars
Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio / King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian (1900) 2 exemplars
Bermuda in Story and Picture 2 exemplars
Albumn of Horses 1 exemplars
Justin Morgan Had a Horse 1 exemplars
Palio. Wildest Horse Race in history he World 1 exemplars
Misty The Whirlpool 1 exemplars
Misty of Chinoteague, signed, first edition 1 exemplars
Virgin Islands in Story and Picture 1 exemplars
My Misty Diary 1 exemplars
Marguerite Henry Book Set (8 titles) 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
The Big Book of Favorite Horse Stories: Twenty-Five Outstanding Stories by Distinguished Authors (1965) — Col·laborador — 158 exemplars
Going Home 1 exemplars
The Auction 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- 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
Llistes
Sonlight Books (6)
1964 Project (1)
Ambleside Y3 (1)
Books About Boys (1)
Ambleside Y2 (1)
Newbery Adjacent (14)
1970s (3)
4th Grade Books (4)
Ambleside Books (2)
Horse Books for Kids (10)
Elevenses (2)
Female Author (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 81
- També de
- 21
- Membres
- 37,327
- Popularitat
- #491
- Valoració
- 4.0
- Ressenyes
- 244
- ISBN
- 548
- Llengües
- 11
- Preferit
- 35