Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 6 (1941) Winner
Mary Treadgold
メアリー・トレッドゴールド
Mearī Toredogorudo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1910-04-16 （Muswell Hill, Greater London）
- Died
- 2005-05-14 （Kensington, London） age 95
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Literary editor, BBC producer
- Active Years
- 1941-1982
- Affiliations
- Raphael Tuck & Sons, Heinemann, BBC
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama | — | Dance and Drama | — | 1916-1922 | United Kingdom |
| Challoner's School | — | — | — | 1921-1923 | United Kingdom |
| St Paul's Girls' School | — | — | — | 1923-1928 | United Kingdom |
| Bedford College | — | English Literature | MA | 1930-1936 | United Kingdom |
Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama
Dance and Drama
Period:
1916-1922
Year of Graduation:
1922
Country:
United Kingdom
Challoner's School
Period:
1921-1923
Year of Graduation:
1923
Country:
United Kingdom
St Paul's Girls' School
Period:
1923-1928
Year of Graduation:
1928
Country:
United Kingdom
Bedford College
English Literature
Degree:
MA
Period:
1930-1936
Year of Graduation:
1936
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with MA in English Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Carnegie Medal | We Couldn't Leave Dinah | — | Library Association | 受賞 |
Carnegie Medal
1941
Work:
We Couldn't Leave Dinah
Organization:
Library Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
We Couldn't Leave Dinah
1941 Children's novels, pony booksThe story of the Templeton children who live on a fictional island in the English Channel and face leaving their ponies behind during evacuation and German occupation.
WarPoniesFamily
Bibliography
- We Couldn't Leave Dinah (1941)
- No Ponies (1946)
- The Polly Harris (1949)
- The Running Child (1951)
- The Winter Princess (1962)
- The Heron Ride (1962)
- Return to the Heron (1963)
- The Weather Boy (1964)
- Maid's Ribbons (1965)
- Elegant Patty (1967)
- The Humbugs (1968)
- Poor Patty (1968)
- This Summer, Last Summer (1968)
- The Rum Day of the Vanishing Pony (1970)
- Journey from the Heron (1981)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Engaging children's storiesPioneering pony stories
- Recurring Motifs
- PoniesChildren in wartimeAdventure
Health
-
Cancer晩年Died at age 95
Legacy
Known as a Carnegie Medal-winning children's author and pioneer of pony books.
Trivia
- Never married.
- Shared an office with George Orwell.