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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 Dogs by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Rand McNally for 2nd-5th grade in Vintage & Collectible (Location: VIN-COL)
	Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $16.99 $9.60 (1 in stock)
	Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Rand McNally Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade in Vintage Nonfiction (Location: VIN-NFIC)
	Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $14.44 $6.80 (1 in stock)
	Album of Horses by Marguerite Henry from Scholastic Inc. Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	All About Horses All About Books #43 by Marguerite Henry from Random House for 3rd-6th grade in All About Books (Location: VIN-ALL)
	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) $6.79 $4.40 (1 in stock)
	Black Gold by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks for 4th-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	Black Gold by Marguerite Henry from Rand McNally for 4th-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.40 (1 in stock)
	Black Gold (pictorial cover) by Marguerite Henry from Rand McNally for 4th-7th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Born to Trot by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	Born to Trot by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis Reprint from Simon and Schuster for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79 $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Bonnie Shields from Aladdin Paperbacks Animal Stories: Realistic for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Bonnie Shields from Simon and Schuster Animal Stories: Realistic for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Cinnabar, the One O'Clock Fox by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis Reprint from Aladdin Paperbacks for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79 $3.60 (1 in stock)
	Five O'Clock Charlie by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $11.89
	Five O'Clock Charlie by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Rand McNally for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Gaudenzia Pride of the Paulio by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Lynd Ward from Rand McNally for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Lynd Ward Reissue from Aladdin Paperbacks for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.64
	Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade 1946 Newbery Honor Book in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	Justin Morgan Had a Horse by Marguerite Henry from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Justin Morgan Had a Horse (pictorial cover) by Marguerite Henry from Rand McNally for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade 1949 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $21.24
	King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry 1950^th edition from Rand McNally Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade 1949 Newbery Medal winner in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	King of the Wind The Story of the Godolphin Arabian by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-7th grade 1949 Newbery Medal winner in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	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: LITSG-TLP)
	Little Fellow by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Rich Rudish from Weekly Reader in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.20 (1 in stock)
	Marguerite Henry's All About Horses by Marguerite Henry Deluxe from Random House Books for Young Readers for 3rd-7th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Misty Of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry Deluxe from Simon and Schuster for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $11.20 (1 in stock)
	Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade 1948 Newbery Honor Book in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79 $3.20 (2 in stock)
	Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Scholastic Inc. for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $1.60 (16 in stock)
	Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Rand McNally for 3rd-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Rand McNally for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (2 in stock)
	Misty of Chincoteague Junior Deluxe Editions by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Don Bolognese from Junior Deluxe Editions for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)
	Misty of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry from Rand McNally for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.00 (2 in stock)
	Misty of Chincoteague - Comprehension Guide by Laurie Detweiler from Veritas Press for 3rd-6th grade in Veritas Press Literature Guides (Location: LITSG-VP) $19.00
	Misty's Twilight by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Karen Hause Grandpre from Aladdin Paperbacks for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	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) $6.79
	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; illustrated by Robert Patterson from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. for 3rd-5th grade in Childhood of Famous Americans (Location: BIO-COFA) $5.00 (4 in stock)
	San Domingo The Medicine Hat Stallion by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Robert Lougheed from Aladdin Paperbacks for 3rd-7th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.64
	San Domingo The Medicine Hat Stallion by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Robert Lougheed from Rand McNally for 3rd-7th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Sea Star by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks for 2nd-5th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $1.60 (2 in stock)
	Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Rand McNally for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.00 (2 in stock)
	Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague (pictorial hardcover) by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Rand McNally for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry; illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Aladdin Paperbacks Realistic Animal Stories for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	Stormy, Misty's Foal by Marguerite Henry from Rand McNally for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Stormy, Misty's Foal (pictorial hardcover) by Marguerite Henry from Rand McNally for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (2 in stock)
	White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry Reissue from Aladdin Paperbacks for 2nd-5th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $6.79
	White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry from Aladdin Paperbacks for 2nd-5th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $16.99 $9.60 (2 in stock)
	White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry, illustrated by Wesley Dennis from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd. for 2nd-5th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $7.50 (2 in stock)
	Wildest Horse Race in the World Originally Titled "Gaudenzia, Pride of the Palio" by Marguerite Henry from Rand McNally for 3rd-6th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI)

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