Marguerite Henry
Marguerite Henry | |
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| Born | Marguerite Breithaupt April 13, 1902 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US |
| Died | November 26, 1997 (aged 95) Rancho Santa Fe, California |
| Pen name | Marguerite Henry |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1940–1997 |
| Genre | Children's books, animal stories, historical novels, pony books |
| Subject | Geography picture books |
| Notable works | |
| Notable awards | Newbery Medal 1949 |
| Spouse | Sidney Crocker Henry |
Marguerite Henry (née Breithaupt; April 13, 1902 – November 26, 1997) 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. One of the latter, Misty of Chincoteague (1947), was the basis for several related titles and the 1961 movie Misty.