Grace Moon (1884–1947) was an American children's author, publishing many works on Native American themes. Her most notable work was Runaway Papoose, which won a Newbery Honor in 1929.[1]
She was born Grace Purdie in Indianapolis. Moon received her education from the University of Wisconsin, National Academy of Design, New York and the Art Institute of Chicago.[2][3] She spent several years in Europe and explored Aztec ruins in Mexico with her father. Her "bringing out" party was at the American Legation in Buenos Aires.[4] In 1911 she married Carl Moon, a painter and photographer of the American Indian.[5] Carl worked at El Tovar Studio in the Grand Canyon from 1911 until they moved to Pasadena in 1914. The couple had two children Francis-Maxwell and Mary.[4] They collaborated on 22 children's books on the Pueblos and Navajos with Carl illustrating some of them.
Selected worksedit
Indian Legends in Rhyme - 1917
Lost Indian Magic: A Mystery Story of the Red Man as He Lived Before the White Men Came – 1918
Wongo and the Wise Old Crow - 1923
Chi-Wee, The Adventures of a Little Indian Girl – 1925
White Indian - 1937, "The story is well-paced and not too far-fetched."[6]
Solita -1938, "Grace Moon has established a reputation for this type of story, and though there is no particular distinction to this one, it is good routine story-adventure against a Mexican background."[7]
Daughter of Thunder - 1942, "All Moon books give accurate pictures of Navajo life, showing various customs such as the Rain Dance."[8]
Works by Grace Moon at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
Lost Indian Magic, full text and illustrations
Indian Legends in Rhyme, full text and illustrations
April 17, 2024
grace, moon, 1884, 1947, american, children, author, publishing, many, works, native, american, themes, most, notable, work, runaway, papoose, which, newbery, honor, 1929, born, 1884, february, 1884died1947, aged, occupationwriternationalityamericangenrechildr. Grace Moon 1884 1947 was an American children s author publishing many works on Native American themes Her most notable work was Runaway Papoose which won a Newbery Honor in 1929 1 Grace MoonBorn 1884 02 05 February 5 1884Died1947 aged 62 63 OccupationWriterNationalityAmericanGenreChildren s literatureNotable worksRunaway Papoose Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 References 3 1 Bibliography 4 External linksBiography editShe was born Grace Purdie in Indianapolis Moon received her education from the University of Wisconsin National Academy of Design New York and the Art Institute of Chicago 2 3 She spent several years in Europe and explored Aztec ruins in Mexico with her father Her bringing out party was at the American Legation in Buenos Aires 4 In 1911 she married Carl Moon a painter and photographer of the American Indian 5 Carl worked at El Tovar Studio in the Grand Canyon from 1911 until they moved to Pasadena in 1914 The couple had two children Francis Maxwell and Mary 4 They collaborated on 22 children s books on the Pueblos and Navajos with Carl illustrating some of them Selected works editIndian Legends in Rhyme 1917 Lost Indian Magic A Mystery Story of the Red Man as He Lived Before the White Men Came 1918 Wongo and the Wise Old Crow 1923 Chi Wee The Adventures of a Little Indian Girl 1925 Chi Wee and Loki of the Desert 1926 Nadita Little Nothing 1927 Runaway Papoose 1928 The Magic Trail 1929 The Missing Katchina 1930 The Arrow of Teemay 1930 Far away Desert 1932 Book of Nah Wee 1932 Shanty Ann 1935 Singing Sands 1936 White Indian 1937 The story is well paced and not too far fetched 6 Solita 1938 Grace Moon has established a reputation for this type of story and though there is no particular distinction to this one it is good routine story adventure against a Mexican background 7 Daughter of Thunder 1942 All Moon books give accurate pictures of Navajo life showing various customs such as the Rain Dance 8 One Little Indian 1950References edit Newbery Medal and Honor Books 1922 Present American Library Association Retrieved 2015 05 04 The Writer Volume 30 William Henry Hills Robert Luce p 74 1918 Moon Grace Junior Book Of Authors 1951 Biography Reference Bank H W Wilson Web 2 June 2015 a b Carl Moon family photograph and clipping album Carl Moon Collection of Family Photographs and Ephemera Huntington Library Best Of The West 2012 Carl Moon Photographer With A Native Heart Cowboys and Indians Dana Joseph June 2012 White Indian www kirkusreviews com Kirkus Media LLC Retrieved 10 October 2015 Solita www kirkusreviews com Kirkus Media LLC Retrieved 10 October 2015 Daughter of Thunder www kirkusreviews com Kirkus Media LLC Retrieved 10 October 2015 Bibliography edit In Search of the Wild Indian photographs and life works by Carl and Grace Moon Tom Driebe Maurose Publishing 1997External links edit nbsp Children s literature portalWorks by Grace Moon at Project Gutenberg Works by Grace Moon at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Lost Indian Magic full text and illustrations Indian Legends in Rhyme full text and illustrations Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Grace Moon amp oldid 1144732019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
