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May 19, 2022 · Jim Murphy, a prizewinning children’s author who immersed young readers in American history, using extensive research and firsthand accounts to humanize sprawling, chaotic events such as the...
May 18, 2022 · Jim Murphy. Photo by Joy Yagid. Jim Murphy, whose acclaimed children’s books shone a light on American history, died on May 1 at 74, HarperCollins announced in a news release Wednesday. Murphy was raised in New Jersey and educated at Rutgers University.
Jun 8, 2022 · Jim Murphy, who in dozens of evocative, diligently researched books told young readers about historical episodes as varied as the Chicago fire of 1871 and a medical breakthrough in 1944 that...
May 20, 2022 · Jim Murphy (photo: Joy Yagid) Children's book author and editor Jim Murphy died suddenly on May 1 at age 74. He was a two-time Newbery Honor winner, a National Book Award Finalist, a winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal, and recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for his lifetime contribution to young adult literature.
James John Patrick Murphy (September 25, 1947 – May 1, 2022) was an American author. He wrote more than 35 nonfiction and fiction books for children, young adults, and general audiences, including more than 30 about American history. [ 1 ]
The man on the train, Jim Murphy, yelled out, “Well, come on over here and let’s chat a while.” So, Dave Anderson stopped what he’d been doing and joined Jim Murphy in his private air-conditioned railroad car for almost an hour, no doubt happy to get out of the broiling sun.
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Nov 12, 2012 · My great thanks to the many people who made this possible at TED, at Studio 360, at WNYC and PRI; to Miriam Katin for her wonderful drawings; to Joy Yagid for photographing my little clay pot, and to the artists whose stories I share in this talk.
