Estes, Eleanor, 1906-1988
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Name (Latin)
Estes, Eleanor, 1906-1988
Other forms of name
Rosenfield, Eleanor Ruth, 1906-1988
Estes, Eleanor, 1906-
Date of birth
1906-05-09
Date of death
1988-07-15
Field of activity
Children's literature
Illustration of books
Library science
Occupation
Authors
Children's librarians
Illustrators
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
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MARC
Sources of Information
- Estes, Eleanor. The hundred dresses [SR]:cover frame (Eleanor Estes)
- Her Ginger Pye, 1990, c1951:t.p. (Eleanor Estes) cover p. 4 (1906-1988; awarded the prestigious Newbery Medal in 1952)
- Her The Moffats, c1941.
- Wikipedia website, Sept. 8, 2022(Eleanor Estes; b. Eleanor Ruth Rosenfield May 9, 1906 West Haven, Conn.; d. July 15, 1988 Hamden, Conn.; American children's writer; children's librarian; also created illustrations; education: Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science)
Wikipedia description:
Eleanor Estes (May 9, 1906 – July 15, 1988) was an American children's writer and a children's librarian. Her book Ginger Pye, for which she also created illustrations, won the Newbery Medal. Three of her books were Newbery Honor Winners, and one was awarded the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Estes' books were based on her life in small-town Connecticut in the early 1900s.
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