Tom McGowen (1927–2015)
Author of African-Americans in the Old West (Cornerstones of Freedom: First Series)
About the Author
Tom McGowen is the author of more than fifty books for young readers. His first book with Enslow Publishers, Inc.
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- Canonical name
- McGowen, Tom
- Legal name
- McGowen Thomas Edward
- Birthdate
- 1927-05-06
- Date of death
- 2015-09-30
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Roosevelt University (formerly Roosevelt College of Chicago)
American Academy of Art - Occupations
- production manager (Sidney Clayton and Associates, 1949-53)
advertising manager (Justrite Manufacturing Co., 1953-54)
sales promotion director (National Safety Council, 1954-59)
creative director (Hensley Co., 1959-69)
senior editor (World Book, Inc., 1969-) - Awards and honors
- Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies citation, Association of Social Sciences Teachers, 1975, for Album of Prehistoric Man
Outstanding Science Book for Children citations, National Science Teachers Association/Children's Book Council Joint Committee, 1980, for Album of Whales, and 1986, for Radioactivity: From the Curies to the Atomic Age
Booklist Children's Editors Choice Award and nominations for Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award, Sequoyah Young Readers Award, and Young Hoosier Book Award, all 1987, for The Magician's Apprentice
Annual Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of Children's Literature, Children's Reading Round Table 1990
Book for the Teen Age citation, New York Public Library, 1991, for The Great Monkey Trial: Science versus Fundamentalism in America
Children's Book of the Year citation, Child Study Children's Book Committee, 1992, for A Trial of Magic (show all 7)
Honor Book in the category for social studies, Society of School Librarians International, 2000, for Robespierre and the French Revolution in World History - Cause of death
- cancer
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Evanston, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Norridge, Illinois, USA
- Place of death
- Hoffman Estates Illinois, USA
- Burial location
- Illinois
- Associated Place (for map)
- Illinois, USA
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Found: YA Animal adventure, humans extinct in Name that Book (April 2025)
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This was my favorite book when I was young. I loved how the adults who read it to me would have to imitate a Scottish accent for some of the characters. The cast was brilliant! I loved the image of a somewhat cheeky robot fighting the Loch Ness Monster for Excalibur so it can go fight demons! I spent most of my elementary years trying to read up on King Arthur, Merlin, and anything with brownies, or other assorted beasties. McGowen is probably the reason that I continue to play D&D well into show more my adulthood. If ever accidentally have kids of my own I will have to hunt down a copy of this one. show less
What a beautiful collection of illustration and myths!! Induced dreams of big spiders.
Traces the history of the French Revolution from the storming of the Bastille through the rise of Napoleon, highlighting the influence of revolutionary leader, Maximilien Robespierre, from his early life through his involvement in the Reign of Terror.
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- Works
- 84
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 1,525
- Popularity
- #16,865
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 10
- ISBNs
- 149
- Languages
- 4