Tom McGowen (1927–2015)
Auteur van African-Americans in the Old West (Cornerstones of Freedom: First Series)
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Tom McGowen is the author of more than fifty books for young readers. His first book with Enslow Publishers, Inc.
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Alexander the Great: Conqueror of the Ancient World (Rulers of the Ancient World) (2006) 14 exemplaren
Frederick the Great, Bismarck, and the Building of the German Empire in World History (2002) 8 exemplaren
Lonely Eagles and Buffalo Soldiers: African Americans in World War II (First Book) (1995) 7 exemplaren
The Great Monkey Trial: Science Versus Fundamentalism in America (Twentieth Century American History Series) (1990) 6 exemplaren
The only glupmaker in the U.S. Navy 1 exemplaar
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- Gangbare naam
- McGowen, Tom
- Officiële naam
- McGowen Thomas Edward
- Geboortedatum
- 1927-05-06
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2015-09-30
- Graflocatie
- Illinois
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Hoffman Estates Illinois, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- Cancer
- Woonplaatsen
- Norridge, Illinois
- Opleiding
- Roosevelt University (formerly Roosevelt College of Chicago)
American Academy of Art - Beroepen
- production manager (Sidney Clayton and Associates, 1949-53)
advertising manager (Justrite Manufacturing Co., 1953-54)
sales promotion director (National Safety Council, 1954-59)
creative director (Hensley Co., 1959-69)
senior editor (World Book, Inc., 1969-) - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies citation, Association of Social Sciences Teachers, 1975, for Album of Prehistoric Man
Outstanding Science Book for Children citations, National Science Teachers Association/Children's Book Council Joint Committee, 1980, for Album of Whales, and 1986, for Radioactivity: From the Curies to the Atomic Age
Booklist Children's Editors Choice Award and nominations for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Sequoyah Young Readers Award, and Young Hoosier Book Award, all 1987, for The Magician's Apprentice
Annual Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Children's Literature, Children's Reading Round Table 1990
Book for the Teen Age citation, New York Public Library, 1991, for The Great Monkey Trial: Science versus Fundamentalism in America
Children's Book of the Year citation, Child Study Children's Book Committee, 1992, for A Trial of Magic (toon alle 7)
Honor Book in the category for social studies, Society of School Librarians International, 2000, for Robespierre and the French Revolution in World History
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- 82
- Ook door
- 2
- Leden
- 1,240
- Populariteit
- #20,704
- Waardering
- 3.7
- Besprekingen
- 9
- ISBNs
- 148
- Talen
- 4