Robert McCloskey (1914–2003)
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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 visa mer 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) visa färre
Serier
Verk av Robert McCloskey
Make Way for Ducklings... and More Robert McCloskey Stories (Scholastic Video Collection) (2004) 31 exemplar
Blueberries for Sal Cookbook: Sweet Recipes Inspired by the Beloved Children's Classic (2023) 13 exemplar
Tales for growing tall: A Raising Readers collection for the children of Maine (2013) — Bidragsgivare — 6 exemplar
Homer Price (abridged) 1 exemplar
More Home Price (from Centerburg Tales) 1 exemplar
Associerade verk
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Författare — 1,528 exemplar
The Young Folks' Shelf of Books, Volume 05: In Your Own Backyard (1962) — Bidragsgivare — 142 exemplar
Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom...and Lots More Learning Fun [1999 film] (2001) — Author & Illustrator — 30 exemplar
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- Vedertaget namn
- McCloskey, Robert
- Namn enligt folkbokföringen
- McCloskey, John Robert
- Födelsedag
- 1914-09-14
- Avled
- 2003-06-30
- Kön
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Födelseort
- Hamilton, Ohio, USA
- Dödsort
- Deer Isle, Maine, USA
- Bostadsorter
- Scott Island, Maine, USA
Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
New York, New York, USA
Deer Isle, Maine, USA - Utbildning
- Vesper George Art School
National Academy of Design - Yrken
- children's book author
illustrator - Relationer
- Sawyer, Ruth (mother-in-law)
- Organisationer
- United States Army (WWII)
- Priser och utmärkelser
- Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award (2011)
Regina Medal (1974)
Caldecott Medal (1942, 1958)
Medlemmar
Recensioner
Make Way for Ducklings av Robert McCloskey
Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight offspring.
Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk.
The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations.
The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations.
I take every book on its own to assess merit and perhaps you need to read this as a child to LOVE it. But it is quite nice.
4/5 jars of jam.
4/5 jars of jam.
A great book with beautiful illustrations that children will enjoy. It was first published in 1941. I enjoyed the fabulous illustrations due to how distinct they are. This book has won a Caldecott medal for its illustrations. 80 years after it was first published, it is still widely popular.
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4th Grade Books (1)
Reading Rainbow (1)
Books About Boys (1)
1940s (1)
Five in a Row (4)
Ambleside Books (4)
Must-Read Maine (3)
Sonlight Books (8)
Summer (2)
Five star books (2)
Elevenses (1)
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Statistik
- Verk
- 25
- Även av
- 12
- Medlemmar
- 30,175
- Popularitet
- #666
- Betyg
- 4.2
- Recensioner
- 447
- ISBN
- 294
- Språk
- 12
- Favoritmärkt
- 27
- Proberstenar
- 197