Marguerite Henry (1902–1997)
Autore di Misty of Chincoteague
Sull'Autore
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 altro 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 meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Misty of Chincoteague Foundation
Serie
Opere di Marguerite Henry
Marguerite Henry Treasury of Horses (Justin Morgan Had a Horse, King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague) (2007) 79 copie
The Misty Treasury (King of the Wind | Misty of Chincoteague | Stormy, Misty's Foal) (1976) 60 copie
Misty Essential Collection (Misty of Chincoteague; Stormy, Misty's Foal; Sea Star; Misty's Twilight) (1999) 49 copie
Marguerite Henry Stable of Classics (Boxed Set) Misty of Chincoteague; Sea Star; Stormy, Mistys Foal; Mistys Twilight;… (2017) 46 copie
Album of Horses 2 copie
Born To Trot 2 copie
Bermuda in Story and Picture 2 copie
The illustrated Marguerite Henry : with Wesley Dennis, Robert Lougheed, Lynd Ward, and Rich Rudish 2 copie
Justin Morgan Had a Horse 1 copia
Annie und die Mustangs 1 copia
Misty 03. Ein Fohlen für Misty 1 copia
Misty The Whirlpool 1 copia
Albumn of Horses 1 copia
White Stallion of Lipizza 1 copia
My Misty Diary 1 copia
Opere correlate
The Big Book of Favorite Horse Stories: Twenty-Five Outstanding Stories by Distinguished Authors (1965) — Collaboratore — 158 copie
Going Home 1 copia
The Auction 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Marguerite Breithaupt
- Data di nascita
- 1902-04-13
- Data di morte
- 1997-11-26
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Cremated
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Luogo di morte
- Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Wayne, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Istruzione
- Milwaukee State Teachers College
- Attività lavorative
- children's book author
Utenti
Discussioni
Illustration horse book in Name that Book (Marzo 2017)
(M40'12) King of the Wind, Marguerite Henry in World Reading Circle (Giugno 2012)
Recensioni
Liste
Sonlight Books (6)
Books About Boys (1)
Newbery Adjacent (14)
1964 Project (1)
Ambleside Y2 (1)
Ambleside Y3 (1)
Ambleside Books (2)
4th Grade Books (4)
1970s (3)
Horse Books for Kids (10)
Elevenses (2)
Female Author (1)
Premi e riconoscimenti
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 85
- Opere correlate
- 21
- Utenti
- 37,690
- Popolarità
- #481
- Voto
- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 246
- ISBN
- 548
- Lingue
- 11
- Preferito da
- 35
This is the classic story of Sham and his friend, the stable boy Agba. Their adventures take them from the sands of the Sahara to the royal courts of France and, finally, to the green pastures and stately homes of England. For Sham was the renowned Godolphin Arabian, whose blood flows through the veins of almost every superior Thoroughbred. Sham's speed - like his story - has become legendary.… (altro)