Robert McCloskey (1914–2003)
Autor(a) de Make Way for Ducklings
About the Author
Robert McCloskey was born in Hamilton, Ohio on September 14, 1914. In 1932, he won a scholarship to the Vesper George Art School in Boston. Two years later he was commissioned to execute bas-reliefs for the municipal building in his hometown. Then he moved to New York to study at the National mostrar mais Academy of Design. He painted for two summers on Cape Cod, but only sold a few water colors during that time. After meeting with a children's book editor, he moved back Ohio and began to draw and paint the things around him in everyday life. The result was Lentil, the story of a boy and his harmonica in a typical Midwestern town. He returned to New York, where Viking Press acquired the book. He then got a job in Boston, assisting Francis Scott Bradford in making an enormous mural of famous people of Beacon Hill. It was there that he got the idea for Make Way for Ducklings, which won the Caldecott Medal in 1942. During World War II, he was a sergeant in the Army. Stationed in Alabama, he was assigned to draw training pictures. After the war, he continued to write and illustrate children's books including Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in Maine, Time of Wonder, and Burt Dow, Deep-Water Man. Time of Wonder was awarded the Caldecott Medal in 1958, making McCloskey the first artist to receive this honor twice. In 1974, he was awarded the Regina Medal by the Catholic Library Association for continued distinguished contribution to children's literature. He died on June 30, 2003 at the age of 88. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Séries
Obras por Robert McCloskey
Make Way for Ducklings... and More Robert McCloskey Stories (Scholastic Video Collection) (2004) 34 exemplares
Make Way for Ducklings 19 exemplares
Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic (2023) 16 exemplares
Tales for growing tall: A Raising Readers collection for the children of Maine (2013) — Contribuidor — 7 exemplares
Rare Robert MCCLOSKEY / Time of Wonder Signed 1st Edition 1957 [Hardcover] MCCLOSKEY, Robert 1 exemplar
More Home Price (from Centerburg Tales) 1 exemplar
Homer Price (abridged) 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Autor — 1,548 exemplares
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 05: In Your Own Backyard (1962) — Contribuidor — 168 exemplares
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom...and Lots More Learning Fun [1999 film] (2001) — Author & Illustrator — 30 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- McCloskey, Robert
- Nome legal
- McCloskey, John Robert
- Data de nascimento
- 1914-09-14
- Data de falecimento
- 2003-06-30
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Hamilton, Ohio, USA
- Local de falecimento
- Deer Isle, Maine, USA
- Locais de residência
- Scott Island, Maine, USA
Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York, USA
Deer Isle, Maine, USA - Educação
- Vesper George Art School
National Academy of Design - Ocupações
- children's book author
illustrator - Relações
- Sawyer, Ruth (mother-in-law)
- Organizações
- United States Army (WWII)
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award (2011)
Regina Medal (1974)
Caldecott Medal (1942, 1958)
Membros
Críticas
Listas
Five star books (2)
Sonlight Books (8)
4th Grade Books (1)
Elevenses (1)
Books About Boys (1)
Reading Rainbow (1)
Ambleside Books (4)
Five in a Row (4)
Five in a Row (4)
Must-Read Maine (3)
Summer (2)
1940s (1)
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 28
- Also by
- 12
- Membros
- 30,923
- Popularidade
- #640
- Avaliação
- 4.2
- Críticas
- 451
- ISBN
- 294
- Línguas
- 12
- Marcado como favorito
- 27