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Marguerite Henry

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1902 to 1997 · aged 95

Marguerite Henry was an American writer of children's books, writing fifty-nine books based on true stories of horses and other animals. She won the Newbery Medal for King of the Wind, a 1948 book about horses, and she was a runner-up for two others.

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Newbery Medal1949
Newbery Medal1946

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One of the latter, Misty of Chincoteague (1947), was the basis for several related titles and the 1961 movie Misty.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1902 to 1997 · aged 95

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