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Uri Shulevitz | |
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| Born | February 27, 1935 Warsaw, Poland |
| Occupation | Illustrator, writer |
| Period | 1963–present |
| Genre | Children's picture books |
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| Notable awards | Caldecott Medal 1969 |
Uri Shulevitz (Hebrew: אורי שולביץ; born February 27, 1935) is an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the 1969 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, an Eastern European fairy tale retold by Arthur Ransome in 1916.[1][2][3]
- ^ Ransome, Arthur; Mitrokhin, Dmitrii Isidorovich (2005-11-02). Old Peter's Russian Tales.
- ^ Philip, Neil (1991). Fairy Tales of Eastern Europe. England: Liber Press. pp. 43–50. ISBN 1857340000.
- ^ "ALA | Caldecott Medal Winners, 1938-Present". www.ala.org. Retrieved 2023-06-25.