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Marguerite Henry

Marguerite Henry, famous for her horse stories, discovered her interest in writing as an ill young girl confined to bed. She was born Marguerite Breithaupt in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 13, 1902. In order to prevent the spread of illness, Henry did not join other young children at school, and was in bed with rheumatic fever until she was twelve. In the meantime, she read voraciously and wrote short stories about animals, one of which she sold to a magazine.

Henry achieved praise and popularity with the publication of her novel, Misty of Chincoteague, in 1947, although she had been widely published since 1940 with works like Justin Morgan Had a Horse. Henry continued to write constantly until her death at the age of ninety-five on November 26, 1997, turning out many Newberry prize and honor-winning works. She and her husband Sidney Crocker Henry were married for sixty-four years, and although they had no children, they welcomed many pet animals into their home, an example of the love for animals that made Henry's works so popular.

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	Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $16.99
	Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $19.99
	All About Horses All About Books #43 by Marguerite Henry from Random House for 3rd-6th grade in Horses & Ponies (Location: H)
	Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry from Beautiful Feet Books for 1st-6th grade in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF) $9.50 (1 in stock)
	Benjamin West and His Cat Grimalkin by Marguerite Henry & Wesley Dennis Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99
	Black Gold by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks for 4th-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99
	Born to Trot by Marguerite Henry Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99
	Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Animal Stories: Realistic for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99
	Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox by Marguerite Henry Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99
	Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio by Marguerite Henry Reissue from Aladdin Paperbacks for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $5.99
	Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade 1946 Newbery Honor Book in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99 $5.00 (1 in stock)
	King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade 1949 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	King of the Wind - TLP Guide Total Language Plus Literature Guides from Total Language Plus for 6th-8th Grade in Total Language Plus Guides (Location: E3C-LIT)
	Misty of Chincoteague Junior Deluxe Editions by Marguerite Henry from Junior Deluxe Editions for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade 1948 Newbery Honor Book in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry from Scholastic Inc. for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Misty of Chincoteague - Comprehension Guide by Laurie Detweiler from Veritas Press for 3rd-6th grade in Veritas Press Literature Guides (Location: E3E-LIT) $13.95
	Misty's Twilight by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99
	Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West by Marguerite Henry from Rand McNally for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Mustang, Wild Spirit of the West by Marguerite Henry Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99 $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Our First Pony by Marguerite Henry from Rand McNally for 1st-3rd grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Robert Fulton Boy Craftsman by Marguerite Henry from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. for 3rd-5th grade in Biographies (Location: O1A-BIO) $5.00 (2 in stock)
	San Domingo The Medicine Hat Stallion by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks for 3rd-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99
	Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry from Scholastic Inc. for 4th-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $2.00 (1 in stock)
	Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99 $4.00 (1 in stock)
	White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. for 2nd-5th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.50 (2 in stock)
	White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry Reissue from Aladdin Paperbacks for 2nd-5th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.99
	White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks for 2nd-5th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $19.99

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