Sheila Burnford (1918–1984)
Auteur de L'incroyable voyage
A propos de l'auteur
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Œuvres de Sheila Burnford
Het Beste Boek 65: Bel Ria / De jongens uit Brazilië / De gouden schoentjes / Bij de olifanten (1978) — Auteur; Contributeur — 3 exemplaires
The peaceful pursuit 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The Best of Both Worlds: An Anthology of Stories for All Ages (1968) — Contributeur — 25 exemplaires
Livros Condensados: O Dom da Vida | Inverno de Lobos | Um Estranho à Espreita | A Viagem (1991) — Auteur — 7 exemplaires
Vlucht naar de hel; Een man in de branding; De verjaarssuprise; De ongelooflijke reis (1933) — Auteur — 4 exemplaires
RDCBLP Saint Paul | Apostle to All Men | Horowitz and Mrs. Washington | The Foster Portfolio | Bel Ria (1980) 1 exemplaire
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Volunteers • Outrage • The Incredible Journey • Red Crystal (1986) — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Burnford, Sheila Philip Cochrane (née Every)
- Date de naissance
- 1918-05-11
- Date de décès
- 1984-04-20
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- UK
- Pays (pour la carte)
- Scotland, UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Lieu du décès
- Bucklers Hard, Hampshire, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Port Arthur, Ontario, Canada
- Professions
- novelist
- Prix et distinctions
- Canadian Children's Book of the Year (1961)
- Courte biographie
- Sheila Philip Cochrane Burnford, née Every, (11 May 1918 – 20 April 1984) was a Canadian novelist. She was born in Scotland but brought up in various parts of the UK. She attended St. George's School, Edinburgh and Harrogate Ladies College. In 1941 she married Doctor David Burnford, to whom she had three children. During World War II she worked as a volunteer ambulance driver. In 1951 she emigrated to Canada, settling in Port Arthur, Ontario.
Burnford is best remembered for The Incredible Journey, a story about three animals traveling in the wilderness (1961), the first of a number of books she wrote on Canadian topics. The book was a modest success in 1961 but became a bestseller after it formed the basis of a successful Disney film. Although The Incredible Journey is marketed as a children's book, and in fact won the 1961 Canadian Children's Book of the Year award, Mrs Burnford has stated that it was not intended as a children's book. She died of cancer in the village of Bucklers Hard in Hampshire at the age of 65.
Sheila had very bright hair. Her eyes were blue and she had ginger hair.
Membres
Critiques
Listes
Sonlight Books (1)
Five star books (1)
Best Dog Stories (1)
Off on a Quest (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Aussi par
- 14
- Membres
- 6,017
- Popularité
- #4,092
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 80
- ISBN
- 139
- Langues
- 9
- Favoris
- 2
awards:
1963 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award winner[3]
1963 Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children Award winner[4]
1963 American Library Association Aurianne Award winner[5]
1964 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) honour[6]