James Sterling Tippett
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James Sterling Tippett was an American
educator and children's writer.
during summer breaks.
Tippett moved to Nashville, Tennessee
, in 1918 to become principal of Peabody Demonstration School. In 1922, he left to join the Lincoln School at Teachers College in New York as an instructor and special investigator. During this time, he began writing children's books. The Singing Farmer, his first book, was inspired by a classroom farm exhibit. It was published in 1927.
Tippett taught in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and South Carolina, while continuing to write children's books and edit educational textbooks. His works include: I Live in a City (1927), I Go A-Traveling (1929), I Spend the Summer (1930), Busy Carpenters (1930), Toys and Toymakers (1931), A World to Know (1933), Henry and the Garden and Stories about Henry (1936), Shadow and the Stocking (1937), Sniff (1937), Counting the Days (1940), and Abraham Lincoln (1951), as well as a series called Understanding Science.
Tippett moved with his wife Martha to Chapel Hill, North Carolina
, in 1939. There he served as a visiting professor of education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
until his death in 1958. In 1972 his name was added to the North Carolina Educational Hall of Fame.
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educator and children's writer.
Biography
In 1890, his family moved to a farm inherited from his maternal grandfather, and remained there until he was thirteen, when his family returned to Memphis. After graduating from high school, Tippett began teaching high school, and attended the University of MissouriUniversity of Missouri
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during summer breaks.
Tippett moved to Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, in 1918 to become principal of Peabody Demonstration School. In 1922, he left to join the Lincoln School at Teachers College in New York as an instructor and special investigator. During this time, he began writing children's books. The Singing Farmer, his first book, was inspired by a classroom farm exhibit. It was published in 1927.
Tippett taught in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and South Carolina, while continuing to write children's books and edit educational textbooks. His works include: I Live in a City (1927), I Go A-Traveling (1929), I Spend the Summer (1930), Busy Carpenters (1930), Toys and Toymakers (1931), A World to Know (1933), Henry and the Garden and Stories about Henry (1936), Shadow and the Stocking (1937), Sniff (1937), Counting the Days (1940), and Abraham Lincoln (1951), as well as a series called Understanding Science.
Tippett moved with his wife Martha to Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Chapel Hill is a town in Orange County, North Carolina, United States and the home of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and UNC Health Care...
, in 1939. There he served as a visiting professor of education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
until his death in 1958. In 1972 his name was added to the North Carolina Educational Hall of Fame.