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Lloyd Chudley Alexander (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily fantasy novels for children and young adults. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages. [ 1 ]
The Cat Who Wished to Be a Man (1973) is a children's comic fantasy novel by Lloyd Alexander. [1] In Japan , it was adapted into a stage musical by the Shiki Theatre Company which has run since 1979 to this day.
The Chronicles of Prydain is a pentalogy of children's high fantasy Bildungsroman novels written by American author Lloyd Alexander and published by Henry Holt and Company.The series includes: The Book of Three (1964), The Black Cauldron (1965), The Castle of Llyr (1966), Taran Wanderer (1967), and The High King (1968).
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Chudley is an alternative spelling of Chudleigh, Devon, England. Chudley may also refer to: W. Chudley (1838–1919), English printer, stationer, deacon, and activist; Will Chudley (born 1988), English rugby union player; Lloyd Chudley Alexander (1924—2007), American author
The High King (1968) is a children's fantasy novel by American author Lloyd Alexander. It concludes the Chronicles of Prydain series and won the Newbery Medal for children's literature. [ 1 ] In the series, main character Taran matures from an impulsive and childish Assistant Pig-Keeper to a colleague and counselor of kings.
When classifying his works, Alexander described The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha as "unquestionably a fantasy", placing it in the same category as Time Cat, The Chronicles of Prydain, and The Remarkable Journey of Prince Jen. [1] It received the Silver Pencil Award in 1981, [2] and the Austrian Children's Book Award in 1984. [2]
Children's Medical Center Dallas traces its origins to summer 1913, when a group of nurses organized an open-air clinic on the lawn of the old Parkland Hospital in Dallas. The original clinic was known as the Dallas Baby Camp and treated infants up to age 3. [5] The nurses recognized that children received better care when it was focused only ...