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Munro Leaf (1905–1976)

Author of The Story of Ferdinand

Includes the names: Munro Leaf, Munro; b45 Leaf

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The Story of Ferdinand 6,416 copies, 161 reviews
Wee Gillis 419 copies, 10 reviews
How to Behave and Why 366 copies, 2 reviews
Manners Can Be Fun 303 copies, 4 reviews
Aesop's Fables: A New Version 174 copies, 2 reviews
Noodle 144 copies
How to Speak Politely & Why 134 copies, 2 reviews
Ferdinandus Taurus (Latin Edition) 100 copies
Reading Can Be Fun 54 copies
Metric Can Be Fun! 37 copies, 1 review
Gordon the Goat 34 copies
Safety can be fun: Words and pictures 32 copies, 1 review
Grammar can be fun 23 copies
The Boy Who Would Not Go to School 22 copies, 4 reviews
History Can Be Fun 19 copies, 1 review
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The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury (Author) 1,281 copies, 14 reviews
Ferdinand [2017 film] (Original book) 82 copies
The Penguin Book of Classic Children's Characters (Contributor) 75 copies
Reader's Digest Great Stories for Young Readers (Contributor) 56 copies
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Canonical name
Legal name
Leaf, Wilbur Monroe
Other names
Date of birth
1905-12-04
Date of death
1976-12-21
Burial location
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland
Gender
male
Nationality
USA
Country (for map)
Birthplace
Hamilton, Maryland, USA
Place of death
Garrett Park, Maryland, USA
Cause of death
Places of residence
Maryland, USA
Education
University of Maryland (B.A. ∙ 1927)
Harvard University (M.A. ∙ 1931)
Occupations
children's book author
illustrator
editor
Relationships
Leaf, Elizabeth W. (wife)
Organizations
Awards and honors
University of Maryland Alumni Hall of Fame (1995)
Caldecott Honor Citation (1939)
Academy Award (1938)
Agents
Short biography
Disambiguation notice

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