Jacqueline briggs martin biography of martin

I grew up on a farm in Maine with three brothers, two sisters, my parents, and a great-great uncle.!

Jacqueline Briggs Martin is the author of Snowflake Bentley, winner of the Caldecott Medal.

Jacqueline Briggs Martin relates the trials and triumphs in Creekfinding, a return to nature that proves that 'a creek isn't just water.'.

I grew up on a farm in Maine with three brothers, two sisters, my parents, and a great-great uncle.

Jacqueline Briggs Martin has published twenty-one books for children.

Born , in Lewiston, ME; daughter of Hugh C., Jr. (a dairy farmer) and Alice (a homemaker Jacqueline Briggs Martin and cook; Education: Wellesley College.

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs 1945-

Personal

Born April 15, 1945, in Lewiston, ME; daughter of Hugh C., Jr. (a dairy farmer) and Alice (a homemaker and cook) Briggs; married Richard Martin (a college professor), June 17, 1967; children: Sarah E., Justin A.

Education: Wellesley College, B.A., 1966; University of Minnesota Institute of Child Development, M.A., 1971. Hobbies and other interests: Camping, hiking, growing roses and hot peppers.

Addresses

Office—312 Second Ave.

N., Mt. Vernon, IA 52314. [email protected].

Career

Children's book author. Instructor in creative writing at Cornell College, University of Iowa, Loft Literary Center, and Hamlin University.

Member

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Authors Guild.

Awards, Honors

Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies commendation, National Council for the Social Studies/Children's Book Council (NCSS/CBC), 1995, for Washing the Willow Tree Loon, and 1997, for The Green