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Edition 5 (1961) Winner
Thelma Harrington Bell
セルマ・ハリントン・ベル
Seruma Harrington Beru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1896-07-03 （Detroit, Michigan）
- Died
- 1985-05 age 88
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Ohio → Sapphire, North Carolina → Knoxville, Tennessee
Career
- Occupations
- Children's book author
- Active Years
- 1951-1965
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Reserve University | — | English | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
Western Reserve University
English
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award | Captain Ghost | — | — | winner |
| 1959 | AAUW Award | Captain Ghost | — | American Association of University Women | winner |
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
1961
Work:
Captain Ghost
Result:
winner
AAUW Award
1959
Work:
Captain Ghost
Organization:
American Association of University Women
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Captain Ghost
1959 Children's novelA children's adventure story set in North Carolina.
adventurefriendship
Yaller-Eye
1951 Children's novelChildren's book set in North Carolina.
Thunderstorm
1960 Children's science bookChildren's non-fiction book on weather.
Bibliography
- Yaller-Eye (1951)
- Take It Easy (1953)
- Snow (1954)
- Captain Ghost (1959)
- Thunderstorm (1960)
- The Two Worlds of Davy Blount (1962)
- The Riddle of Time (1963)
- A Dash of Pepper (1965)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Simple and engaging style
- Recurring Motifs
- North Carolina settingsweathertime
Legacy
Husband-and-wife team who wrote and illustrated children's books, many set in North Carolina. Thelma received the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.
Archives
- UNC-Greensboro Thelma and Corydon Bell Papers
- University of Southern Mississippi Corydon Bell Papers
Trivia
- Worked as a husband-and-wife team with Corydon Whitten Bell.
- Many books set in North Carolina.