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Name: Meindert DeJong
Variant Name: Meindert De Jong
Birth Date: March 4, 1906
Death Date: July 16, 1991
Nationality: American
Ethnicity: Dutch
Gender: Male

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Biography of Meindert DeJong
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Meindert DeJong's prominent place in children's literature seems assured, although he has passed the peak of his popularity. In thirty-four years (1938-1972) he published twenty-seven books for children, and his work has won major awards, including the...


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Meindert DeJong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) Author of children's books; Winner of the Newbery Medal and Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his works. Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Hurry Home, Candy (1953) 1.2 The Wheel on the School (1954) 1.3 The House of...


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Meindert De Jong sometimes spelled as Meindert de Jong or Dejong (4 March 1906 - 16 July 1991) was an award winning author of children's books. He was born in the village of Wierum, of the province of Friesland, in the Netherlands. De Jong immigrated to...


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The Horn Book Magazine
Happy centennial, Meindert DeJong!
03/01/2006: 2,452 words, approx. 8 pages
My friend Meindert DeJong looked, to my mind, not unlike an old Viking, though he was really a descendant of Frisians, a Germanic tribe. Mick had a big barrel chest, broad shoulders, keen blue eyes, and an unusually large head covered with thick...
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Publishers Weekly
Meindert DeJong, 1906-1991. (obituary)
08/09/1991: 108 words, approx. 1 pages
Meindert DeJong, author of 27 books for children, died of emphysema on July 16 in Allegan, Mich., at the age of 85. Born in the Netherlands, DeJong moved with his family to Grand Rapids, Mich., when he was eight years old. He...
 


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