Nancy Winslow Parker | Author

About the Author

Illustrator and children's writer Nancy Winslow Parker was born in Maplewood, New Jersey, on October 18, 1930. She graduated from Mills College in California. She continued her art education at the Art Students League and the School of Visual Arts in New York. After a succession of varied jobs, she show more became art director for Appleton-Century-Crofts and, later, graphic designer for Holt, Rienhart and Winston. Her first book, The Man with the Take-Apart Head, was published in 1974. Other works include Willy Bear (1977) and My Mom Travels a Lot (1983), both winners of the Christopher Award. Winslow has won numerous other awards, including the American Library Association Notable Book, Honorable Mention by the New York Academy of Science's Children's Science Book Award, and the New York Times Best Illustrated list. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Nancy W. Parker, Nancy W. Parker, Nancy Winslo Parker, Nancy Winslow Parker, Nancy Winslow Parker, Nancy Winslow-Parker, Winslow Nancy Parker, Nancy Winslow Parker, Illustrated

Image credit: Photo by Linda Hajduk

Series

Uncle Clyde

Works by Nancy Winslow Parker

Popular Recent

Bugs (1987) — Illustrator; some editions; Illustrator, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 1,030 copies

Frogs, Toads, Lizards, and Salamanders (1990) 324 copies

My Mom Travels a Lot (1981) — Illustrator — 111 copies

Land Ho! Fifty Glorious Years in the Age of Exploration (2001) 99 copies

The President's Cabinet and How It Grew (1978) 83 copies

Money, Money, Money: The Meaning of the Art and Symbols on United States Paper Currency (1995) 77 copies

No Bath Tonight (1800) — Illustrator — 50 copies

Love from Uncle Clyde (1977) 36 copies

Organs!: How They Work, Fall Apart, and Can Be Replaced (Gasp!) (2009) 35 copies

Working Frog (1992) 33 copies

Locks, Crocs, and Skeeters (1996) 30 copies

The Christmas Camel (Parker, Nancy Winslow. Uncle Clyde Series, Bk 3.) (1983) 20 copies

Here Comes Henny (1994) — Illustrator — 18 copies

The President's Car: From Washington's Coach to Today's White House Fleet (1981) 14 copies

Poofy Loves Company (1980) 13 copies

Love from Aunt Betty (1983) 13 copies

Cooper, the McNally's Big Black Dog (1981) 11 copies

The Spotted Dog: The Strange Tale of a Witch's Revenge (1980) 8 copies

United Nations from A to Z (1985) 8 copies

The man with the take-apart head (1974) 8 copies

Mrs. Wilson Wanders Off (1976) 6 copies

Bugs Big Book (1987) 6 copies

The Ordeal of Byron B. Blackbear (1979) 5 copies

The Crocodile Under Louis Finneberg's Bed (1978) 5 copies

Puddums, the Cathcarts' orange cat (1980) 4 copies

The party at the old farm : a Halloween story (1975) 2 copies

The United Nations from a to The United Nations from A to Z 1 copy

Working Frog by Parker, Nancy Winslow (1992) Hardcover (1800) 1 copy

By Nancy Winslow Parker - Money, Money, Money: The Meaning of the Art and Symbols on United (1995-06-02) [Hardcover] (1900) 1 copy

Reading Rainbow: Bugs [1988 TV episode] (1988) — Author — 1 copy

The Jacket I Wear in the Snow 1 copy

Le chat Pompon (1983) 1 copy

The JacketI wear in the Snow 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Goat in the Rug (1976) — Illustrator — 498 copies

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Birthdate: 1930-10-18
Date of death: 2015-11-27
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: Maplewood, New Jersey, USA
Place of death: Lakewood, New Jersey, USA
Places of residence: New York, New York, USA
Education: Mills College
Columbia High School
Occupations: non-fiction author
illustrator
sculptor

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Bugs (Reading Rainbow Books) by Joan Richards Wright

This book is a collection of rhymes about a bug that was very child friendly. After the rhyme introduces a new bug it went into using scientific language to explain different parts of that bug, where it lives, and what it does. This used more academic language but it was still child friendly. I thought this book was super interesting and fun to read through, I learned a lot for it which is fun! I think that this book would have a strong role in the intermediate setting to use as a resources to look at specific bugs. I can think of situations where we could use it as a resource as a whole class but I also think that there would be a group of students who would enjoy looking through and reading it independently.… (more)

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kthomas22 | 12 other reviews | Apr 21, 2024 |

Bugs by Nancy Winslow & Wright Parker, Joan Richards

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lcslibrarian | 12 other reviews | Aug 13, 2020 |

Bugs by Nancy Winslow Parker (Scholastic) by Nancy and Richards Wright Winslow Parker, Joan

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All about Horsefly, Cicada, Ant, Tick, Flea, Slug, Spider, Moth, Mosquito, Centipede, Roach, Cricket, Termites, Louse, Firefly, Dragonfly
How bugs grow, example of a typical bug, and examples of growth stages

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Lou_Sanz | 12 other reviews | Jul 14, 2020 |

Bugs by Nancy Winslow Parker

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