Mildred D. Taylor
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Mildred D. Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi on September 13, 1943 and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. She received a Bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Toledo in 1965 and then spent two years in the Peace Corp teaching English and History in Ethiopia. She received a Master's mostrar más degree in Journalism from the University of Colorado. During this time, she joined the Black Student Alliance and assisted in creating the black studies program at the university. After graduation and before becoming a full-time author, she worked for the Black Education Program as a study skills director. Using her personal experiences and family stories she heard while growing up, Taylor has created several historical fiction books that offer realistic portraits of African-American families in the mid-1900s. Her novel Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry won the Newbery Award in 1977 and was made into a television movie in 1978. The Well: David's Story received the 1997 Jason Award. She has also received the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, the Jane Addams Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and the Christopher Award multiple times. She currently lives in Colorado. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Taylor, Mildred Delois
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1943-09-13
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Jackson, Mississippi, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Jackson, Mississippi, USA (birthplace)
Toledo, Ohio, USA
Ethiopia
Colorado, USA - Educación
- University of Toledo
University of Colorado (School of Journalism) - Ocupaciones
- recruiter (Peace Corps)
writer
editor
copy editor
proofreader
author - Organizaciones
- Peace Corps
Black Student Alliance - Premios y honores
- Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award (2020)
Children's Literature Legacy Award (2021) - Biografía breve
- Born in Jackson, Mississippi and grew up in Toledo, Ohio. After graduating from the University of Toledo, she spent two years in Ethiopia with the Peace Corps. Returning to the United States, she recruited for the Peace Corps before entering the School of Journalism at the University of Colorado. As a member of the Black Student Alliance, she worked with students and university officials in structuring a Black Studies program at the university.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor en EDE 3343-01 (Febrero 2013)
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The land por Mildred D Taylor
Prequel to Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry.
Cassie of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry is now 17.
Sequel to Roll if Thunder Hear my cry.
Racist character uses racist language. Sequel to Roll of Thunder.
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