Nan Chauncy (1900–1970)
Auteur van Tiger in the Bush
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Werken van Nan Chauncy
Kultaretki Tasmaniassa 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- Chauncy, Nan
- Officiële naam
- Chauncy, Nancen Beryl
- Geboortedatum
- 1900-05-28
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1970-05-01
- Graflocatie
- Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia
- Geslacht
- female
- Nationaliteit
- England (birth)
Australia - Geboorteplaats
- Northwood, Middlesex, England, UK
- Plaats van overlijden
- Bagdad, Tasmania, Australia
- Opleiding
- Foxlease House, Hampshire
- Beroepen
- children's book author
- Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- International Board on Books for Young People, Hans Christian Andersen Award, Diploma of Merit (1961)
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Statistieken
- Werken
- 18
- Leden
- 251
- Populariteit
- #91,086
- Waardering
- 3.6
- Besprekingen
- 3
- ISBNs
- 43
- Talen
- 6
- Favoriet
- 1
This native Tasmanian author obviously loves her home, and describes it so well that the sunsets glow and the unusual wildflowers and moss filled glades sparkle like a fairyland. The line illustrations bring out the strength and quirkiness of the adults perfectly and the various stages of the children as they grow from forthrightly toddlers to gangly youngsters finding their place in their own world.
I still read these bools and find as much enjoyment and insight in them as I did as a girl and recommend them to parents for good bedtime reading for their children, and to encourage children's curiousity in the world of nature and in becoming better people themselves. This book should also be on library shelves.… (meer)