Marguerite Henry

Marguerite Henry
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BornMarguerite Breithaupt
(1902-04-13)April 13, 1902
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
DiedNovember 26, 1997(1997-11-26) (aged 95)
Rancho Santa Fe, California
Pen nameMarguerite Henry
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Period1940–1997
GenreChildren's books, animal stories, historical novels, pony books
SubjectGeography picture books
Notable works
Notable awardsNewbery Medal
1949
SpouseSidney Crocker Henry

Marguerite Henry (née Breithaupt; April 13, 1902 – November 26, 1997)[2][3][4] 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.[5] One of the latter, Misty of Chincoteague (1947), was the basis for several related titles and the 1961 movie Misty.

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