Author for children Eleanor Estes

Eleanor Estes

Living place: West Haven

Birthday: 9-5-1906

Population of US 1906: 85,450,000

Global rank: #44979

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Who is Author for children Eleanor Estes?
Children's author who has written nearly two dozen books and won the Newbery Medal for her 1951 work, Ginger Pye. Her other works include The Moffats, Hundred Dresses, and Pinky Pye.
She had an early hit with The Moffats, a book that tells the story of four people living in a small Connecticut town around the turn of the 20th century.
 
 

Young / Before famous

She worked as a children's librarian in New Haven, Connecticut and later won a scholarship to study library at the Pratt Institute. She published the first book in her popular Moffats series in 1941.

Family life info

She grew up in West Haven, Connecticut as one of four children. She married Letter Rice Estes, and the couple had a daughter named Helena.

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Kevin Henkes is also a Newbery Medal winner (for his children's book, Olive Ocean)

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When was Author for children Eleanor Estes born?
Eleanor Estes was born in 9-5-1906, death year is , at the age of 118.
Where is Author for children Eleanor Estes's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Eleanor Estes was born in West Haven, Connecticut- United States. is a Author for children, whose Zodiac is Taurus, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Horse. Eleanor Estes's global rank is 44979 and whose rank is 132 in list of famous Author for children. Population of US in 1906 is about 85,450,000 persons.
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Events in 1906 and 9-5

Events in US in the birth year of Eleanor Estes

  • More than 500 people are killed during the San Francisco earthquake and ensuing three-day fire. Background: Great Disasters
  • President Roosevelt sails to the Panama Canal Zone. It is the first time a U.S. president has travelled outside the country while in office.

Birthday Eleanor Estes (9-5) in history

  • Day 9-5 year 1914: Mother's Day became a public holiday.
  • Day 9-5 year 1926: Explorers Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett flew over the North Pole.
  • Day 9-5 year 1936: Fascist Italy annexed Ethiopia.
  • Day 9-5 year 1962: The Beatles signed their first recording contract and hired George Martin to be their producer.
  • Day 9-5 year 1978: The body of slain former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro was found in an automobile in Rome.
  • Day 9-5 year 1984: It took the Chicago White Sox 25 innings, eight hours, and six minutes, over two days, to finally defeat the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6. It was the longest game (in elapsed time) in major-league history.
  • Day 9-5 year 1994: The South African parliament chose Nelson Mandela as president.
  • Day 9-5 year 2004: Chechnya's Moscow-backed leader, Akhmad Kadyrov, was killed in a bombing. Six others were killed and another 60 wounded.
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