Margaret Hillert

Margaret Hillert
Born	1920 (age 90–91) United States
Occupation	Retired
Nationality	American
Period	1969-present
Genres	Children's literature

Margaret Hillert (born 1920) is an American author and poet. Hillert is known primarily for her children's literature, having written over eighty books for beginning readers.^[1] A retired first grade teacher, she currently resides in southeast Michigan.^[2] Hillert is best known for her popular Dear Dragon series, which pairs tales of a young boy and his pet dragon with instructional notes, word lists, and activities to promote reading skills.^[3] Hillert's work has been illustrated by Ed Young, Nan Brooks, Kelly Oechsli, Kinuko Y. Craft, and Dick Martin.

Awards

• 1991 Annual Award of the Children’s Reading Round Table of Chicago^[4]
• 1993 The Women's National Book Association Michigan Bookwoman of the Year
• 1997 The Women of Wayne State “Headliner”^[4]
• David W Longe Prize^[2]

References

1. ^ Starfall Spring 2006 catalog (PDF)
2. ^ ^{a b} "About Us - The Norwood House Press Books Staff". Norwood House Press Books. http://www.norwoodhousepress.com/about/. Retrieved 2008-04-12. 
3. ^ "On the shelves". Clovis News Journal. November 8, 2009. http://www.cnjonline.com/articles/public-35836-available-shelves.html. Retrieved 2009-11-15. 
4. ^ ^{a b} 42nd Annual Writer's Conference booklet (PDF) Presented by Detroit Working Writers and Schoolcraft College in conjunction with The MacGuffin, Schoolcraft College’s national literary magazine

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Name	Hillert, Margaret
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Date of birth	1920
Place of birth	United States
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