Pam Muñoz Ryan

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Pam Muñoz Ryan

Pam Muñoz Ryan (born December 25, 1951 in Bakersfield ) is an American - Mexican children's and youth author.

Life

Pam Muñoz grew up in Bakersfield, California . Her grandparents were Mexican immigrants. She attended Washington Junior High and Bakersfield High School . She then studied at Bakersfield Junior College and San Diego State University . After graduation, she worked as a coordinator for the Red Cross at Camp Pendleton . She married Jim Ryan and they both moved to San Diego County . There she worked as a teacher in Escondido for three years . After the birth of her children (two daughters and two twin brothers), she worked part-time in a preschool. She studied for the Masters Degree in Post-Secondary Education , with the aim of teaching literature to children. At this point, a professor encouraged her to write her own books.

In 1994 Pam Muñoz Ryan published her first children's book, One Hundred is a Family . She has now published over 30 books that have also been translated into Spanish. She has received numerous awards including the National Education Association Cand Human Rights Award , the Virginia Hamilton Award for Multicultural Literature, and the Willa Cather Literary Award . In 2015 she received the German Youth Literature Prize in the children's book category for her book Der Träumer .

Works (selection)

Children's books

  • One Hundred is a Family. Hyperion Books for Children 1994
  • The flag we love. Charlesbridge Publishing 1996
  • Amelia and Eleanor go for a ride. Scholastic Press 1999
  • Mice and beans. Scholastic Press 2001
  • Hello Ocean. Charlesbridge Publishing 2001
  • When Marian Sang. Scholastic Press 2002
  • Mud is cake. Scholastic Press 2002
  • Nacho and Lolita , with illustrations by Claudia Rueda . Scholastic Press, New York City 2005, ISBN 0-439-26968-7 .
  • There was no snow on Christmas eve. Hyperion Books for Children 2005
  • Our California. Scholastic Press 2008
  • Tony Baloney. Scholastic Press 2011

Youth novels

  • Riding Freedom. Scholastic Press 1998
  • Esperanza Rising. Scholastic Press 2000
  • Becoming Naomi León. Scholastic Press 2004
  • Paint the wind. Scholastic Press 2007
  • The Dreamer. Scholastic Press 2010, German The Dreamer , February 2014
  • Echo. Arthur a. Levine Books 2015

Anthologies

  • The Gift of the Magi. Scholastic Inc. 2002
  • First crossing. Candlewick 2004
  • Friends. Scholastic Press 2005

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Pam Muñoz Ryan - Extended biography, http://www.pammunozryan.com/
  2. ↑ German Youth Literature Award 2015  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / read-maryread.de  

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personal data
SURNAME Muñoz Ryan, Pam
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Muñoz, Pam
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American-Mexican author for children and young people
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Bakersfield