Mountain Born by Elizabeth Yates,Nora Spicer Unwin

by Elizabeth Yates (Author), Nora Spicer Unwin (Illustrator). Book 1 of 2 in the Mountain Born Series. I love Elizabeth Yates. This book taught some great historical and moral lessons! It had a lot of description which made it a slightly-slower read, but my 8 and 9 year olds and I still enjoyed it.

Nora Spicer Unwin (February 22, 1907– January 1, 1982) was a children's book illustrator and author. She was born near London, England, in a family already renowned for publishing and printing circles and for founding three different publishing houses, most notably Allen & Unwin. Nora grew up with a passion for art. Her parents converted the upstairs nursery of their Surrey home into Nora's first art studio

Nora S. Unwin’s most popular book is The Secret Garden. Elizabeth Yates, Nora S. Unwin (Illustrator). Mountain Born by.

by Yates, Elizabeth, 1905-2001; Unwin, Nora S. (Nora Spicer), 1907-1982, ill. Publication date 1943. Topics Farm life, Sheep. Publisher New York, Coward-McCann, Inc. Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; ; americana. Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive. Contributor Internet Archive. Newbery Honor Book, 1944. A boy in a family of sheep farmers raises a black lamb to be the leader of the flock. No TOC. Bookplateleaf 0006.

Nora Spicer Unwin was a children's illustrator and author. She is best known for her work in book illustration and wood carving. Her first commission for an illustration came at the age of eighteen. While at the Royal Academy two of her wood engravings were selected for display at the British Museum. The Sharon Arts Center in Peterborough, New Hampshire is the keeper of the Nora S. Unwin Collection. The Unwin family still lives in Surrey, a few in USA and Cyprus as well.

Elizabeth Yates was born in Buffalo, New York, the daughter of Harry and Mary Duffy Yates. She was the sixth of seven children. Her father owned a farm, and Yates recalled that "there were horses, cows, chickens and pigs, dogs always. When we were very small each one of us had some plot of ground that was ours to plant and crop. Her love of animals and the land stems from these childhood experiences Yates conducted writer's workshops at the University of New Hampshire, the University of Connecticut, and Indiana University

Nora Spicer Unwin is a published illustrator of children's books and young adult books. The site is updated daily with information about every book, author, illustrator, and publisher in the children's, young adult book industry. Join now (it's free). Published Works by Nora Spicer Unwin.

Nora Spicer Unwin was born on February 22, 1907 in Surrey, England, where she spent her childhood. She and her twin sister were the youngest of a family of five. The Unwin family had for several generations been involved in printing and publishing, and the children were exposed to the process of book-making from an early age. Both Nora and her twin sister loved art and music as children, and their parents encouraged the artistic tendencies of their daughters. Two of the books she illustrated for Elizabeth Yates won special distinction: Mountain Born (1943) was a Newbery honor book, and Amos Fortune, Free Man (1950) was the Newbery winner for 1951. Sources: Children's Literature Awards and Winners, 2nd e. p. 537.

Mountain Born is a children's historical novel by Elizabeth Yates. Set in the sparsely populated Rocky Mountains during the 19th century, it describes the life of a shepherd's family. The novel, illustrated by Nora Spicer Unwin, was first published in 1943 by Coward-McCann and was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1944. In 1972 a movie based on the book was broadcast on 'The Wonderful World of Disney'. Shot in Telluride, Colorado, it starred Sam Austin as the shepherd boy. Nora S. Unwin.