Frances Temple
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 an illustrator.
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
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
- Frances Temple, Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti (1992)
- Frances Temple, Grab Hands and Run (1993)
- Charles A. Temple, Ruth Nathan, Frances Temple, The Beginnings of Writing (1993)
- Frances Temple, The Ramsay Scallop (1994)
- Frances Temple, Tiger Soup, An Anansi Story from Jamaica (1994)
- Frances Temple, Tonight, by Sea (1995)[7]
- Frances Temple, The Beduins' Gazelle (1996)[8]
References
- ^ Frances Temple Biography, Bookrags.com
- ^ 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/
- ^ Peace Corps Writers. http://peacecorpswriters.org/pages/depts/resources/bibliog/bibt.html#Anchor-Frances-42424
- ^ Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winners https://www.bookshare.org/browse/collection/194311?offset=50&
- ^ Bloem, Patricia L. Bookbird. “The Americas Award” Basel Vol. 44, Iss. 1, (2006): 41-44.
- ^ Hobart and William Smith Colleges Archives and Special Collections. https://hwslibrary.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16757coll12/id/9426/
- ^ Freeman, Evelyn B; Lehman, Barbara A; Scharer, Patricia L. "Tonight by Sea." The Reading Teacher; Vol. 50, Iss. 5, (Feb 1997): 426-427.
- ^ "The Beduins' Gazelle (Starred review)". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 1996. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
External links
- HarperCollins Publishers, Frances Temple
- Frances Temple at Library of Congress, with 7 library catalog records
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