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Gerald McDermott

Gerald McDermott (January 31, 1941 – December 26, 2012) was an American filmmaker, creator of children's picture books, and expert on mythology. His creative works typically combine bright colors and styles with ancient imagery. His picture books feature folktales and cultures from all around the world.

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American film director, children's writer and illustrator (1941-2012)

Born 31 January 1941
Died 26 December 2012

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  • Cover of: Arrow to the sun: a Pueblo Indian tale.
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    Cover of edition flechaalsolspani0000gera Cover of edition arrowtosunpueblo00mcde Cover of edition arrowtosunpueblo1977mcde Cover of edition arrowtosunpueblo1977mcde First published in 1974 — 23 editions
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  • Cover of: Anansi the Spider: A Tale from the Ashanti (An Owlet Book)
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    Cover of edition anansispidertale00mcde Cover of edition anansispidertale00mcde_0 First published in 1972 — 20 editions
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  • Cover of: Coyote: a trickster tale from the American Southwest
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    Cover of edition coyotetrickstert00mcde First published in 1994 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest
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    Cover of edition raventricksterta0000mcde Cover of edition raventricksterta0000mcde_q2s3 First published in 1993 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Zomo the Rabbit: a trickster tale from West Africa
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    Cover of edition zomorabbittricks00mcde Cover of edition zomoelconejouncu0000mcde First published in 1992 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Jabutí the tortoise: a trickster tale from the Amazon
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    Cover of edition jabutitortoisetr0000mcde_u8q4 First published in 1995 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: Musicians of the sun

    First published in 1988 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The magic tree: a tale from the Congo
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    Cover of edition magictreetalefr00mcde First published in 1973 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Papagayo: the mischief maker
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    Cover of edition papagayomischief00mcde Cover of edition papagayo00gera First published in 1992 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The stonecutter: a Japanese folk tale
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    First published in 1975 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Tim O'Toole and the wee folk: an Irish tale
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    Cover of edition timotooleweefolk0000gera First published in 1990 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Fox and the Stork (Green Light Readers: Level 2 (Sagebrush))

    First published in 2000 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The fox and the stork
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    First published in 1999 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The voyage of Osiris: a myth of ancient Egypt
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    First published in 1977 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Monkey: a trickster tale from India
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    First published in 2010 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Daniel O'Rourke: an Irish tale
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    Cover of edition danielorourkeiri0000mcde First published in 1986 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Light of the World

    First published in 1998 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Sun flight
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    First published in 1980 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Brambleberrys animal alphabet
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    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Brambleberrys animal book of big & small shapes
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    First published in 1987 — 2 editions
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American film director, children's writer and illustrator (1941-2012)

Born 31 January 1941
Died 26 December 2012

Subjects

Folklore, Children's fiction, Juvenile literature, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, Legends, Folklore, juvenile literature, trickster, tricksters, Folklore, africa, Indians of North America, Indians of north america, folklore, Caldecott Medal, Children: Preschool, Folklore, africa, west, Indians of north america, folklore, juvenile literature, Jungles, Origin, Parrots, Parrots, fiction, Picture books, Spanish language materials, Tales, award:Caldecott_award, folktale

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Ireland, Africa, Amazon River Region, Congo (Democratic Republic), Hawaii, Indians of North America, Japan, Mexico, New Southwest, Nigeria, Pacific Northwest, South America, West Africa

People

Arthur King, Jesus Christ

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December 31, 2021 Edited by tmanarl bio
December 31, 2021 Edited by tmanarl Added new photo
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
September 7, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name