Jackie Carter (1953–2016)
Auteur de One Night
A propos de l'auteur
Jacquelyn Lynette Carter was born in Port Chester, New York on June 28, 1953. She received a bachelor's degree in early childhood education from Hampton University in Virginia and a Master of Science in educational instructional technology from New York University. She worked as a first-grade afficher plus teacher before leaving in 1975 to focus on editing and publishing books that might captivate minority children and also reflect their lives. She started at Sesame Street magazine then joined Scholastic in 1985 as editorial director of the early childhood division. After leaving Scholastic in 1997, she went on to work for Hyperion, Dorling Kindersley, Global Educational Books, Marvel Comics, and Disney Global Children's Book Division. In 2004, she became vice president and publisher of nonfiction books for the Scholastic Classroom and Library Group. There she was responsible for several series including A Wicked History, Mythlopedia, and 24/7: Science behind the Scenes. She wrote several books including One Night, Helping, Mosquito!, and Knock, Knock. She also worked on ID: Voice, Vision, Identity, a reading and writing program to help African-American boys build self-esteem. In 2002, she was diagnosed with stage 4 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. After learning she had the disease, she mounted a photography exhibit in which she chronicled her resolve to remain vital and elegant while undergoing chemotherapy. She died from complications of lymphoma on April 13, 2016 at the age of 62. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Œuvres de Jackie Carter
Little Red Hen, (Pebble Soup) 2 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Carter, Jacquelyn Lynette Carter
- Date de naissance
- 1953-06-28
- Date de décès
- 2016-04-13
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Port Chester, New York, USA
- Lieu du décès
- New York, New York, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- New York, New York, USA
Kinderhook, New York, USA - Études
- Hampton University (BA)
New York University (MS) - Professions
- publishing executive
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Membres
- 471
- Popularité
- #52,267
- Évaluation
- 4.5
- Critiques
- 6
- ISBN
- 22
- Langues
- 1