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'''Frances Temple''' (August 15, 1945 – July 5, 1995) was a primary school teacher, a writer of award-winning children's stories and young adult novels and illustrator. Her well researched novels focus on the political and economic travails of young people in different countries. Her works have focused on dealing with poverty and oppression in contemporary Haiti; two novels cover strife in contemporary Haiti; one is a retelling of a folk tale from Jamaica; and two novels--part of a projected trilogy--are set in the 14th-century in the Middle East.
'''Frances Temple''' (August 15, 1945 – July 5, 1995) was a primary school teacher, a writer of award-winning children's stories and young adult novels and illustrator. Her well researched novels focus on the political and economic travails of young people in different countries. Her works have focused on dealing with poverty and oppression in contemporary Haiti; two novels cover strife in contemporary Haiti; one is a retelling of a folk tale from Jamaica; and two novels—part of a projected trilogy—are set in the 14th-century in the Middle East.


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Frances Nolting Temple was born August 15, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia.<ref>[http://www.bookrags.com/biography/frances-temple-aya/ Frances Temple Biography, Bookrags.com]</ref> She grew up in Virginia, France, and Vietnam, as the daughter of former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Frederick Nolting, Jr.<ref>Pearson, Richard. "Fredierik Nolting, Jr., Ex-Envoy to Vietnam, Dies." ''Washington Post.'' December 16, 1989. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/12/16/frederick-nolting-jr-ex-envoy-to-vietnam-dies/25b4efb8-51ff-4103-862f-41ac65a7ec1e/</ref> She served in the [[Peace Corps]] in Jamaica and Ethiopia from 1969–71.<ref>Peace Corps Writers. http://peacecorpswriters.org/pages/depts/resources/bibliog/bibt.html#Anchor-Frances-42424</ref> She died July 5, 1995 from a heart attack.
Frances Nolting Temple was born August 15, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia.<ref>[http://www.bookrags.com/biography/frances-temple-aya/ Frances Temple Biography, Bookrags.com]</ref> She grew up in Virginia, France, and Vietnam, as the daughter of former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Frederick Nolting, Jr.<ref>Pearson, Richard. "Fredierik Nolting, Jr., Ex-Envoy to Vietnam, Dies." ''Washington Post.'' December 16, 1989. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/12/16/frederick-nolting-jr-ex-envoy-to-vietnam-dies/25b4efb8-51ff-4103-862f-41ac65a7ec1e/</ref> She served in the [[Peace Corps]] in Jamaica and Ethiopia from 1969–71.<ref>Peace Corps Writers. http://peacecorpswriters.org/pages/depts/resources/bibliog/bibt.html#Anchor-Frances-42424</ref> She died July 5, 1995 from a heart attack.


== Awards and recognition==
== Awards and recognition==
In 1993, ''Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti'' was awarded the [[Jane Addams Children's Book Award]] for a Book for Older Children.<ref>Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winners https://www.bookshare.org/browse/collection/194311?offset=50&</ref>
In 1993, ''Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti'' was awarded the [[Jane Addams Children's Book Award]] for a Book for Older Children.<ref>Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winners https://www.bookshare.org/browse/collection/194311?offset=50&</ref>


''Tonight, by Sea'' was the 1995 winner of The Americas Award, given by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).<ref>Bloem, Patricia L. Bookbird. “The Americas Award” Basel Vol. 44, Iss. 1, (2006): 41-44.</ref>
''Tonight, by Sea'' was the 1995 winner of The Americas Award, given by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).<ref>Bloem, Patricia L. Bookbird. “The Americas Award” Basel Vol. 44, Iss. 1, (2006): 41-44.</ref>


The Frances Nolting Temple Prize for Teaching was established in 1996 at [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges]] "to recognize her dedication to teaching, children, and the human spirit." <ref>Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections. https://hwslibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16757coll12/id/9426/</ref>
The Frances Nolting Temple Prize for Teaching was established in 1996 at [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges]] "to recognize her dedication to teaching, children, and the human spirit."<ref>Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections. https://hwslibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16757coll12/id/9426/</ref>


== Books ==
== Books ==
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* Frances Temple, ''Tiger Soup, An [[Anansi]] Story from [[Jamaica]]'' (1994)<ref>Martinez, Miriam and Marcia F. Nash. Bookalogues--Tiger Soup by Frances Temple. ''Language Arts,'' (72)4, (Apr 1995): 297.</ref>
* Frances Temple, ''Tiger Soup, An [[Anansi]] Story from [[Jamaica]]'' (1994)<ref>Martinez, Miriam and Marcia F. Nash. Bookalogues--Tiger Soup by Frances Temple. ''Language Arts,'' (72)4, (Apr 1995): 297.</ref>
* Frances Temple, ''[[Tonight, by Sea]]'' (1995)<ref>Freeman, Evelyn B; Lehman, Barbara A; Scharer, Patricia L. "Tonight by Sea." ''The Reading Teacher;'' (50)5, (Feb 1997): 426-427.</ref>
* Frances Temple, ''[[Tonight, by Sea]]'' (1995)<ref>Freeman, Evelyn B; Lehman, Barbara A; Scharer, Patricia L. "Tonight by Sea." ''The Reading Teacher;'' (50)5, (Feb 1997): 426-427.</ref>
* Frances Temple, ''The Beduins' Gazelle'' (1996)<ref name=kirkus-posssum>{{Cite web|title=The Beduins’ Gazelle (Starred review) |work=Kirkus Reviews|date=March 15, 1996|url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/frances-temple-3/the-beduins-gazelle-2/|access-date=17 November 2022}}</ref><ref>Kuntz, Patricia S. 1997. Kuntz on Temple, “The Beduins” Gazelle’. ''Humanities and Social Science Online.'' https://networks.h-net.org/node/24339/reviews/25410/kuntz-temple-beduins-gazelle. (19 November, 2022).</ref><ref>Randall, Don. (2010). Empire and Children’s Literature: Changing Patterns of Cross-Cultural Perspective. ''Children's Literature in Education'' 41, 28–39.</ref>
* Frances Temple, ''The Beduins' Gazelle'' (1996)<ref name=kirkus-posssum>{{Cite web|title=The Beduins’ Gazelle (Starred review) |work=Kirkus Reviews|date=March 15, 1996|url= https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/frances-temple-3/the-beduins-gazelle-2/|access-date=17 November 2022}}</ref><ref>Kuntz, Patricia S. 1997. Kuntz on Temple, “The Beduins” Gazelle’. ''Humanities and Social Science Online.'' https://networks.h-net.org/node/24339/reviews/25410/kuntz-temple-beduins-gazelle. (19 November 2022).</ref><ref>Randall, Don. (2010). Empire and Children’s Literature: Changing Patterns of Cross-Cultural Perspective. ''Children's Literature in Education'' 41, 28–39.</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:40, 21 November 2022

Frances Temple (August 15, 1945 – July 5, 1995) was a primary school teacher, a writer of award-winning children's stories and young adult novels and illustrator. Her well researched novels focus on the political and economic travails of young people in different countries. Her works have focused on dealing with poverty and oppression in contemporary Haiti; two novels cover strife in contemporary Haiti; one is a retelling of a folk tale from Jamaica; and two novels—part of a projected trilogy—are set in the 14th-century in the Middle East.

Biography

Frances Nolting Temple was born August 15, 1945 in Washington, District of Columbia.[1] She grew up in Virginia, France, and Vietnam, as the daughter of former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Frederick Nolting, Jr.[2] She served in the Peace Corps in Jamaica and Ethiopia from 1969–71.[3] She died July 5, 1995 from a heart attack.

Awards and recognition

In 1993, Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti was awarded the Jane Addams Children's Book Award for a Book for Older Children.[4]

Tonight, by Sea was the 1995 winner of The Americas Award, given by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).[5]

The Frances Nolting Temple Prize for Teaching was established in 1996 at Hobart and William Smith Colleges "to recognize her dedication to teaching, children, and the human spirit."[6]

Books

References

  1. ^ Frances Temple Biography, Bookrags.com
  2. ^ Pearson, Richard. "Fredierik Nolting, Jr., Ex-Envoy to Vietnam, Dies." Washington Post. December 16, 1989. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/12/16/frederick-nolting-jr-ex-envoy-to-vietnam-dies/25b4efb8-51ff-4103-862f-41ac65a7ec1e/
  3. ^ Peace Corps Writers. http://peacecorpswriters.org/pages/depts/resources/bibliog/bibt.html#Anchor-Frances-42424
  4. ^ Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winners https://www.bookshare.org/browse/collection/194311?offset=50&
  5. ^ Bloem, Patricia L. Bookbird. “The Americas Award” Basel Vol. 44, Iss. 1, (2006): 41-44.
  6. ^ Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections. https://hwslibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16757coll12/id/9426/
  7. ^ Ammon, Bette DeBruyne and Gale W. Sherman. 1999.“Temple, Frances. Grab Hands and Run.” More Rip-roaring Reads for Reluctant Teen Readers. Libraries Unlimited. Pp. 53-55.
  8. ^ Martinez, Miriam and Marcia F. Nash. Bookalogues--Tiger Soup by Frances Temple. Language Arts, (72)4, (Apr 1995): 297.
  9. ^ Freeman, Evelyn B; Lehman, Barbara A; Scharer, Patricia L. "Tonight by Sea." The Reading Teacher; (50)5, (Feb 1997): 426-427.
  10. ^ "The Beduins' Gazelle (Starred review)". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 1996. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  11. ^ Kuntz, Patricia S. 1997. Kuntz on Temple, “The Beduins” Gazelle’. Humanities and Social Science Online. https://networks.h-net.org/node/24339/reviews/25410/kuntz-temple-beduins-gazelle. (19 November 2022).
  12. ^ Randall, Don. (2010). Empire and Children’s Literature: Changing Patterns of Cross-Cultural Perspective. Children's Literature in Education 41, 28–39.


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