Ann Nolan Clark

Ann Nolan Clark

Ann Nolan Clark, born Anna Marie Nolan (December 5, 1896December 6 1995) was an American writer who won the 1953 Newbery Medal.

Born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Clark graduated from Highlands University in Las Vegas at age 21, and married Thomas Patrick Clark on August 6, 1919. She gave birth to an only son, Thomas Patrick, Jr., who later died in World War II.

She began her career teaching English at the Highlands University. However, in the early 1920’s, she transferred to a job teaching Native American children for the Tesuque pueblo people, which lasted for 25 years. Clark found that the underfunded Tesuque School couldn’t afford any substantial instructional material. She wrote her own books for the 1st to 4th grade one-room schoolhouse.

Between 1940 and 1951, the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs published 15 of her books, all relating to her experiences with the Native Americans. In 1945, the Institute for Inter-American Affairs sent Clark to live and travel for 5 years in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. Those experiences led her to write books such as "Magic Money", "Looking-for-Something", and "The Secret of the Andes", which won the 1953 Newbery Medal.

She also won the Catholic Library Association’s 1963 Regina Medal, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs' 1962 Distinguished Service Award. Clark died in 1995 after writing 31 books which took a glance at Native American culture. Smith, Jeanette (2000). [http://lib.nmsu.edu/aboutlib/libnews/anclark.pdf Ann Nolan Clark Featured in NMSU Library Presentation.] ]

References

External links

* [http://libxml.unm.edu/oanm/nmsm/nmsm1ac043.html Ann Nolan Clark manuscripts] via University of New Mexico
* [https://library.usu.edu/specol/manuscript/collms23.html Ann Nolan Clark Drafts MSS 23] via Utah State University


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Anna Nolan (disambiguation) — Anna Nolan can refer to:*Anna Nolan, Irish television presenter *Ann Nolan Clark, born Anna Marie Nolan, American writer …   Wikipedia

  • Anne Clark (disambiguation) — Anne Clark may refer to:*Anne Clark, English poet and songwriter *Anne Rogers Clark, American dog breeder and show judgeee also*Ann Nolan Clark, American writer *Anne Clark Martindell, American Democratic politician from New Jersey *Anna Clark,… …   Wikipedia

  • Joe Clark — For other people named Joseph Clark, see Joseph Clark (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Joe Clark PC CC AOE 16th …   Wikipedia

  • Wesley Clark — This article is about the American Army general and politician. For the computer scientist, see Wesley A. Clark. For the American Air Force general, see G. Wesley Clark. Wesley K. Clark …   Wikipedia

  • List of educators — This is a list of educators. See also: Education, List of education topics.: External link: [http://tools.wikimedia.de/ daniel/WikiSense/CategoryTree.php? wikilang=en wikifam=.wikipedia.org m=a art=on userlang=en cat=Educators Educators category… …   Wikipedia

  • Newbery Medal — Awarded for ... for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Presented by Association for Library Service to Children …   Wikipedia

  • Secret of the Andes — Infobox Book name = Secret of the Andes title orig = translator = image caption = author = Ann Nolan Clark illustrator = Jean Charlot cover artist = Jean Charlot country = United States language = English series = genre = Children s novel… …   Wikipedia

  • Ezra Jack Keats — (March 11 1916 – May 6 1983), author of The Snowy Day , was an easel artist and one of the most important children s literature authors and illustrators of the 20th Century. Keats is best known for introducing multiculturalism into mainstream… …   Wikipedia

  • Caldecott Honor — The Caldecott Honor is a citation given by the Association for Library Service to Children of the American Library Association (ALA). The Caldecott Honor is given to worthy runners up for the Caldecott Medal, a higher honor. Though the Caldecott… …   Wikipedia

  • 1953 in literature — The year 1953 in literature involved some significant events and new books.Events* January 22 The Crucible , a drama by Arthur Miller, opens on Broadway. * February 19 Censorship: The State of Georgia approves the first literature censorship… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”