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Frances Temple

フランセス・テンプル

Furansesu Tenpuru

Aliases: Frances Nolting Temple

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1945-08-15 （Washington, DC）
Died
1995-07-05 （Unknown） age 49
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Virginia → France → Vietnam

Career

Occupations
primary school teacher, writer of children's stories, writer of young adult novels, illustrator
Active Years
1969-1995
Affiliations
Peace Corps

Awards

Jane Addams Children's Book Award
1993
Work: Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti
Category: Book for Older Children
Organization: Unknown
Result: winner
The Americas Award
1995
Work: Tonight, by Sea
Organization: Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP)
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti

1992 young adult novel

A story of modern Haiti focusing on poverty and oppression.

povertyoppressionpolitical strife

Tonight, by Sea

1995 young adult novel

A novel covering strife in contemporary Haiti.

strifeescapehope

Grab Hands and Run

1993 young adult novel

Deals with poverty and oppression in contemporary El Salvador.

povertyoppressioneconomic hardship

The Ramsay Scallop

1994 historical novel

Set in the Middle Ages in Spain.

Middle Agesadventurecultural exchange

Tiger Soup: An Anansi Story from Jamaica

1994 folk tale retelling

Retelling of a folk tale from Jamaica.

folktaletrickster

The Beduins' Gazelle

1996 historical novel

Set in the Middle Ages in Morocco.

Middle Agescross-cultureadventure

Bibliography

  • Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti (1992)
  • Grab Hands and Run (1993)
  • The Beginnings of Writing (1993)
  • The Ramsay Scallop (1994)
  • Tiger Soup: An Anansi Story from Jamaica (1994)
  • Tonight, by Sea (1995)
  • The Beduins' Gazelle (1996)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
carefully researchedglobal perspectivefocus on political and economic travails of young people
Recurring Motifs
povertyoppressioninternational strifecross-cultural exchange

Health

  • heart attack
    1995年
    Cause of death.

Legacy

Award-winning author of children's stories and young adult novels focusing on global youth issues.

In Popular Culture

  • The Frances Nolting Temple Prize for Teaching was established.

Trivia

  • Daughter of former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Frederick Nolting, Jr.
  • Served in the Peace Corps in Jamaica and Ethiopia from 1969 to 1971.