Nancy Bond
Encyclopedia
Nancy Bond is an American
author
of children's literature
.
Bond was born in Maryland
and was raised in the United Kingdom
and Massachusetts
. She received her B.A. in English Literature from Mount Holyoke College
in 1966 and a graduate degree from the College of Librarianship in Wales
in 1972. She taught at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature
from 1979 to 2001.
She is the author of a number of books for children. In 1977 she received the Newbery Honor for A String in the Harp. Her second book, The Voyage Begun, won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
. She has also written The Best of Enemies, Country of Broken Stone, The Love of Friends, A Place to Come Back To, and Another Shore.
United States
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author
Author
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of children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
.
Bond was born in Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and was raised in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
. She received her B.A. in English Literature from Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...
in 1966 and a graduate degree from the College of Librarianship in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in 1972. She taught at the Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature
Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature
The Simmons College Center for the Study of Children's Literature is an academic program at Simmons College specializing in the critical study of children's literature. The program was founded in 1977, and was the first program in the United States to offer a master's degree in the...
from 1979 to 2001.
She is the author of a number of books for children. In 1977 she received the Newbery Honor for A String in the Harp. Her second book, The Voyage Begun, won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards were first presented by The Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine in 1967. They are among the most prestigious honors in the United States in the field of children’s and young adult literature...
. She has also written The Best of Enemies, Country of Broken Stone, The Love of Friends, A Place to Come Back To, and Another Shore.
See also
- List of children’s literature authors