Joan blos biography
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Joan Winsor Blos (December 9, – October 12, ) was an American writer, teacher and advocate for children's literacy....
Joan W(insor) Blos (1928-)
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Personal, SidelightsAddresses, Career, Honors Awards, Writings, Work in Progress, Autobiography Feature
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Bank Street College of Education, New York, NY, associate in publications division and member of faculty, 1958-70; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, lecturer in juvenile literature at School of Education, 1972-80.
Volunteer reviewer of children's books for Connecticut Association of Mental Health, 1954-56.
John Newbery Medal from American Library Association, American Book Award, both 1980, and Best Books of the Year designation, School Library Journal, and English-Speaking Union Ambassador Book designation, all for A Gathering of Days: A New England Girl's Journal, 1830-32; honorary doctorate from Bank Street College of Education, New York City, 2002.
CHILDREN'S BOOKS
In the City, Macmillan (New York, NY), 1964.
(With Betty Miles) People Read, M
