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Ruth Sawyer

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va Ruth Sawyer (August 5, 1880 – June 3, 1970) was an American storyteller and a writer of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults. [1]

39 relations: American Film Institute, American Library Association, Americans, Association for Library Service to Children, Boston, Brothers Grimm, Caldecott Medal, Children's literature, Children's Literature Legacy Award, Columbia University, Folk art, Folklore, Garland Junior College, Hugh Troy, Ithaca, New York, Kate Seredy, Leo Politi, Loretta Young, Mae Murray, Make Way for Ducklings, Maurice Sendak, May Hill Arbuthnot, Nanny, New York Public Library, Newbery Medal, Ophthalmology, Regina Medal, Robert McCloskey, Roller Skates, Silent film, Spanish Civil War, Spanish–American War, St. Catherine University, Storytelling, The New York Sun, The Primrose Ring, Valenti Angelo, Viking Press, Virginia Haviland.

American Film Institute

The American Film Institute (AFI) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States.

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American Library Association

The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally.

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Americans

Americans are citizens of the United States of America.

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Association for Library Service to Children

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is a division of the American Library Association, and it is the world's largest organization dedicated to library service to children.

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Boston

Boston is the capital city and most populous municipality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States.

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Brothers Grimm

The Brothers Grimm (die Brüder Grimm or die Gebrüder Grimm), Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, were German academics, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers and authors who together collected and published folklore during the 19th century.

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Caldecott Medal

The Randolph Caldecott Medal annually recognizes the preceding year's "most distinguished American picture book for children", beginning with 1937 publications.

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Children's literature

Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are enjoyed by children.

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Children's Literature Legacy Award

The Children's Literature Legacy Award, formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal (1954-2017), is a prize awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to writers or illustrators of children's books published in the United States who have, over a period of years, made substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature.

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Columbia University

Columbia University (Columbia; officially Columbia University in the City of New York), established in 1754, is a private Ivy League research university in Upper Manhattan, New York City.

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Folk art

Folk art encompasses art produced from an indigenous culture or by peasants or other laboring tradespeople.

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Folklore

Folklore is the expressive body of culture shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group.

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Garland Junior College

Garland Junior College (1872-1976) was a liberal arts women's college in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Hugh Troy

Hugh Charles Troy, Jr. (1906–1964) was a US painter who is noted for his pranks.

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Ithaca, New York

Ithaca is a city in the Finger Lakes region of New York.

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Kate Seredy

Kate Seredy (November 10, 1899 – March 7, 1975) was a Hungarian-born writer and illustrator of children's books.

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Leo Politi

Leo Politi (1908–1996) was an Italian-American artist and author who wrote and illustrated some 20 children's books, as well as Bunker Hill, Los Angeles (1964), intended for adults.

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Loretta Young

Loretta Young (born Gretchen Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress.

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Mae Murray

Mae Murray (born Marie Adrienne Koenig, May 10, 1885 – March 23, 1965) was an American actress, dancer, film producer, and screenwriter.

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Make Way for Ducklings

Make Way for Ducklings is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Robert McCloskey.

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Maurice Sendak

Maurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American illustrator and writer of children's books.

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May Hill Arbuthnot

May Hill Arbuthnot (August 27, 1884 – October 2, 1969) was an educator, editor, writer, and critic who devoted her career to the awareness and importance of children's literature.

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Nanny

A nanny provides child care within the children's family setting.

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New York Public Library

The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City.

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Newbery Medal

The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

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Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology is a branch of medicine and surgery (both methods are used) that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eyeball and orbit.

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Regina Medal

The Regina Medal is a literary award conferred annually by the U.S.-based Catholic Library Association.

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Robert McCloskey

John Robert McCloskey (September 14, 1914 – June 30, 2003) was an American writer and illustrator of children's books.

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Roller Skates

Roller Skates is a book by Ruth Sawyer that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1937.

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Silent film

A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound (and in particular, no spoken dialogue).

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Spanish Civil War

The Spanish Civil War (Guerra Civil Española),Also known as The Crusade (La Cruzada) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War (Cuarta Guerra Carlista) among Carlists, and The Rebellion (La Rebelión) or Uprising (Sublevación) among Republicans.

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Spanish–American War

The Spanish–American War (Guerra hispano-americana or Guerra hispano-estadounidense; Digmaang Espanyol-Amerikano) was fought between the United States and Spain in 1898.

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St. Catherine University

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Storytelling

Storytelling describes the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics, or embellishment.

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The New York Sun

The New York Sun was an American daily newspaper published in Manhattan from 2002 to 2008.

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The Primrose Ring

The Primrose Ring is a novel by Ruth Sawyer, published first in 1915 and illustrated by Fanny Munsell.

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Valenti Angelo

Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) (variant name Valenti Michael Angelo) was an Italian-American printmaker, illustrator and author, born June 23, 1897 in Massarosa, Italy.

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Viking Press

Viking Press is an American publishing company now owned by Penguin Random House.

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Virginia Haviland

Virginia Haviland (May 21, 1911 – January 6, 1988) was an American librarian and writer who became an international authority in children's literature.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Sawyer

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