American biographer and author (1929–2018)
Russell A. Freedman (October 11, 1929 – March 16, 2018) was an American biographer and the author of nearly 50 books for young people . He may be best known for winning the 1988 Newbery Medal with his work Lincoln: A Photobiography [ 3]
Biography
Books were an important part of Freedman's life. His father worked for a company, and his mother worked in a bookstore.
He attended college first at San Jose State University .
Later, Freedman worked as a reporter and editor for the Associated Press in San Francisco until the mid-1950s, when he took an advertising job in Manhattan . It was during this time that Freedman wrote his first novel after reading an article about a blind teenage boy who invented a Braille typewriter. The book, Teenagers Who Made History , was published in 1961. After its publication, Freedman quit his job and became a full-time writer.[ 4]
As a writer of children's nonfiction, Freedman is often noted for his thorough research, and was praised for his "meticulous integration of words and images"[ 5]
Freedman lived in New York City .
Selected works
Cowboys of the Wild West , 1985Lincoln: A Photobiography Indian Chiefs , 1987Buffalo Hunt , 1988Franklin Delano Roosevelt The Wright Brothers : How They Invented the Airplane , 1991An Indian Winter , 1992Eleanor Roosevelt : A Life of DiscoveryKids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor , 1994Immigrant Kids , 1995The Life and Death of Crazy Horse , 1996Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille , 1997Martha Graham : A Dancer's LifeBabe Didrikson Zaharias : The Making of a ChampionGive Me Liberty: The Story of The Declaration of Independence , 2000Children of the Wild West , 2000Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights100 People Who Changed America Children of the Great Depression , 2005The Adventures of Marco Polo , 2006Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott , 2006Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas, 2007Washington at Valley Forge , 2008The War to End All Wars: World War I , 2010Lafayette and the American Revolution
Awards
In 1998 Freedman received the Children's Literature Legacy Award from the professional children's librarians, which recognizes a living author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made "a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children". At the time it was awarded every three years.[ 6]
He received one of the 2007 National Humanities Medals .[ 7]
Freedman received the Carter G. Woodson Book Award in 2005 for The Voice that Challenged a Nation and in 2007 for Freedom Walkers .[ 8]
Lincoln: A Photobiography
Newbery Medal Winner – 1988Fairfax County Public Library Booklist Jefferson Cup – 1988
William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee – 1989–90
ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
Newbery Honor Book – 1994
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Honor Book – 1994
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award – 1994
Golden Kite Award – 1993First Flora Stieglitz Straus Award – 1994
William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee – 1995–96
Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award Nominee – 1996 The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane
Newbery Honor Book – 1992
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award – 1991
Golden Kite Award – 1991Fairfax County Public Library Booklist Jefferson Cup – 1992
William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee – 1993–94 Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Golden Kite Award – 1994Orbis Pictus Award – 1991Best of the Best: Children's Literature Award – 1993–94
Fairfax County Public Library Booklist Jefferson Cup – 1991
William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee – 1992–93 Indian Chiefs
William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee – 1989–90
ALA Notable Book and Best Book for Young Adults Kids At Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
Jane Addams Children's Book Award Winner – 1995
Golden Kite Award – 1994Parents Choice Award – 1994
Orbis Pictus Honors Book – 1995William Allen White Children's Book Award Nominee – 1996–97
Utah Children's Information Book Award Nominee – 1996–97 An Indian Winter
Western Heritage Award – 1995 Children of the Wild West
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Nonfiction Honor Book – 1984 Buffalo Hunt
Carter G. Woodson Book Award – 1989 The Life and Death of Crazy Horse
Spur Award – Best Western Juvenile Fiction – 1996 Immigrant Kids
Getting Born
New York Academy of Science Annual Children's Book Award Honorable Mention The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights
References
^ "Russell Freedman (Author of Lincoln)" . Goodreads . Retrieved March 22, 2024 .^ Maughan, Shannon (March 20, 2018). "Obituary: Russell Freedman" . Publishers Weekly . Retrieved March 22, 2024 . ^
"Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922–Present" . ALSC. ALA."The John Newbery Medal" . ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
^ a b "Russell Freedman" . ASTAL - Rhode Island College. Retrieved 5 March 2014 .^ Scheuerman, Daniel. "AWARDS & HONORS: 2007 NATIONAL HUMANITIES MEDALIST Russell Freedman" . National Endowment for the Humanities. Retrieved 6 March 2014 . ^
"Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Past winners" . Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC ). American Library Association (ALA )."About the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award" . ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
^ "6 Academics Receive National Honors in Arts and Humanities", Chronicle of Higher Education , Nov. 16, 2007. summary
^ "Carter G. Woodson Book Award and Honor Winners" . National Council for the Social Studies . Retrieved 3 January 2019 .^ "The Voice that Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights | ALA" . www.ala.org . Retrieved 2024-10-27 .
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