Marguerite Henry (1902–1997)
Autor(a) de Misty of Chincoteague
About the Author
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 mostrar mais 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. mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por Marguerite Henry
Marguerite Henry Treasury of Horses (Justin Morgan Had a Horse, King of the Wind, Misty of Chincoteague) (2007) 79 exemplares
The Misty Treasury (King of the Wind | Misty of Chincoteague | Stormy, Misty's Foal) (1976) 60 exemplares
Misty Essential Collection (Misty of Chincoteague; Stormy, Misty's Foal; Sea Star; Misty's Twilight) (1999) 49 exemplares
Marguerite Henry Stable of Classics (Boxed Set) Misty of Chincoteague; Sea Star; Stormy, Mistys Foal; Mistys Twilight;… (2017) 46 exemplares
Little-or-Nothing from Nottingham 5 exemplares
Album of Horses 2 exemplares
Born To Trot 2 exemplares
Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio / King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian (1900) 2 exemplares
Bermuda in Story and Picture 2 exemplares
The illustrated Marguerite Henry : with Wesley Dennis, Robert Lougheed, Lynd Ward, and Rich Rudish 2 exemplares
Justin Morgan Had a Horse 1 exemplar
Virgin Islands in Story and Picture 1 exemplar
Annie und die Mustangs 1 exemplar
Misty 03. Ein Fohlen für Misty 1 exemplar
Seestern, das Fohlen von Chincoteague 1 exemplar
Misty of Chinoteague, signed, first edition 1 exemplar
Misty The Whirlpool 1 exemplar
Albumn of Horses 1 exemplar
White Stallion of Lipizza 1 exemplar
My Misty Diary 1 exemplar
Marguerite Henry Book Set (8 titles) 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Illustrated Treasury of Children's Literature, Volumes 1-2 (1955) — Contribuidor — 460 exemplares
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 05: In Your Own Backyard (1962) — Contribuidor — 168 exemplares
The Big Book of Favorite Horse Stories: Twenty-Five Outstanding Stories by Distinguished Authors (1965) — Contribuidor — 158 exemplares
Going Home 1 exemplar
The Auction 1 exemplar
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome legal
- Marguerite Breithaupt
- Data de nascimento
- 1902-04-13
- Data de falecimento
- 1997-11-26
- Localização do túmulo
- Cremated
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Rancho Santa Fe, California, USA
- Locais de residência
- Wayne, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Illinois, USA - Educação
- Milwaukee State Teachers College
- Ocupações
- children's book author
Membros
Discussions
Illustration horse book em Name that Book (Março 2017)
(M40'12) King of the Wind, Marguerite Henry em World Reading Circle (Junho 2012)
Críticas
Listas
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)
Prémios
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 85
- Also by
- 21
- Membros
- 37,690
- Popularidade
- #481
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 246
- ISBN
- 548
- Línguas
- 11
- Marcado como favorito
- 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.… (mais)