Mary lyn ray biography
Born in Louisiana among cousins and bayous, I then grew up in Little Rock–where the cousins came in summer to climb the rocks Louisiana didn't have and ride the.
Mary Lyn Ray was....
Mary Lyn Ray (1946-) Biography
Born 1946, in Monroe, LA. Education: Smith College, A.B. (American studies), 1968; University of Delaware, M.A. (Early American arts and culture), 1970.
Career
Writer and conservationist.
Worked in museums for fifteen years; has also worked as a professional consultant in land protection and historic preservation.
Honors Awards
Named New Hampshire Conservationist of the Year, 1989; Calder Award finalist, Conservation Fund, 1991; Citizen of the Year, Danbury Grange, and New Hampshire State Grange, both 1995; Fiera di Bologna, honorable mention, for Pumpkins; American Bookseller Pick of the Lists citation, 1993, for A Rumbly Tumbly Glittery Gritty Place; Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies citation, National Council of Social Studies/Children's Book Council, 1994, for Shaker Boy.
Writings
PICTURE BOOKS
Angel Baskets: A Little Story about the Shakers, illustrated by Jean Colquhoun, Martha Wetherbee Books (Sanbo