Florence Crannell Means
Encyclopedia
Florence Crannell Means was an American children's writer.
Her book The Moved-Outers
won a Newbery Medal
honor award in 1946.
She married Carl Bell Means; they are buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
.
Her book The Moved-Outers
The Moved-Outers
The Moved-Outers is a children's novel by Florence Crannell Means. Illustrated by Helen Blair, it was first published in 1945 and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1946....
won a Newbery Medal
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 . The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. ...
honor award in 1946.
She married Carl Bell Means; they are buried at Crown Hill Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
The City of Wheat Ridge is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson County, Colorado, United States. Wheat Ridge is a western suburb of Denver. The Wheat Ridge Municipal Center is approximately west-northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver...
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Works
- A candle in the mist: a story for girls, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1931
- Penny for luck: a story of the Rockies, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1935
- Shuttered windows, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1938; reprint Walker, 1993, ISBN 9780802773869
- Great day in the morning, Houghton Mifflin, 1946
- The silver fleece: a story of the Spanish in New Mexico, Winston, 1950
- Hetty of the Grande Deluxe, Houghton Mifflin, 1951
- Knock at the door, Emmy, Houghton Mifflin, 1956
- Reach for a star, Houghton Mifflin, 1957
- Emmy and the blue door, Houghton Mifflin, 1959
- Sunlight on the Hopi mesas: the story of Abigail E. Johnson, Judson Press, 1960
- Tolliver, Houghton Mifflin, 1963
- Carvers' George: a biography of George Washington Carver, Illustrator Harvé Stein, E.M. Hale, 1963
- It takes all kinds, Houghton Mifflin, 1964
External links
- "Early Images of American Minorities: Rediscovering Florence Crannell Means", The Lion and the Unicorn, Volume 11, Number 1, June 1987, pp. 98–115