Misty of Chincoteague
Paul and Maureen Beebe's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the elusive Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction.
Main Author: | Henry, Marguerite, 1902-1997- |
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Other Authors: | Dennis, Wesley (Illustrator) |
Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Aladdin Paperbacks,
2006, c1975.
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Edition: | 60th anniversary ed. |
Subjects: |
Summary: |
Paul and Maureen Beebe's determination to own a pony from the herd on Chincoteague Island, Virginia, is greatly increased when the elusive Phantom and her colt are among the ponies rounded up for the yearly auction. |
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Item Description: |
"Text copyright 1947, copyright renewed 1975 by Marguerite Henry"--t.p. verso. |
Physical Description: |
176 p. : ill., map ; 20 cm. |
Awards: |
Newbery Honor Book, 1948. |
ISBN: |
0027436225 (hc.) 9780027436228 (hc.) 1416927832 (pbk.) 9781416927839 (pbk.) |
Author Notes: |
She sold her first published story to a woman's magazine in 1913. Her first book, "Justin Morgan Had a Horse" was named a Newberry Honor Book. This and her other titles to follow were written in collaboration with illustrator, Wesley Dennis. They worked together until his death in 1996. Her other works included "King of the Wind," the story of the Godolphin Arabian horse, which won a Newberry Award, "Misty of Chincoteague," which won the Junior Book Award Medal of the Boys' Clubs of America, and "Justin Morgan Had a Horse," which won the Junior Scholastic Gold Seal Award. She was presented the Children's Reading Roundtable Award for her lasting contribution to children's reading in 1961. At the time of her death she had written 58 books. Her works have been translated into eight languages. Marguerite Henry died of complications from a series of strokes on November 26, 1997 in California. |