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Margaret Wise Brown Margaret Wise Brown i(A73978 works by)
Born: Established: 1910 Brooklyn, New York (City), New York (State),
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas, ; Died: Ceased: 1952 Nice,
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France,
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Female
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BiographyHistory

A reknowned American author, Brown, in her early life, attended boarding school in Switzerland while her parents lived in India. She was a graduate of Hollins College (1932) and the progressive Bank Street College of Education in New York where she combined her literary aspirations with the study of child development.

She kept six publishers busy with her prolific output and created pen names to keep from flooding the market with Margaret Wise Brown titles. Golden MacDonald, Juniper Sage, Kaintuck Brown and Timothy Hay were among the nom de plumes she used.

She had a strong interest in animal life and the Australian Young Kangaroo is the subject and title of one of her books.

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