Emily Crofford (born 1927) is an author of books for children.
Career
Crofford was born in 1927 in Lake Providence, Louisiana.
Her
children's book ''Born in the Year of Courage'' was released in September 1991 through
Lerner Publishing Group. It is the true story of
Nakahama Manjirō
, also known as John Manjirō (or John Mung), was one of the first Japanese people to visit the United States and an important translator during the Opening of Japan.*
Voyage to America
During his early life, he lived as a simple fisherman in ...
, a
Japanese fisherman
A fisher or fisherman is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.
Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. Fishers may be professional or recreati ...
who was rescued by an American ship in the mid-19th-century. Reception for the book was mostly positive, with the ''
School Library Journal
''School Library Journal'' (''SLJ'') is an American monthly magazine containing reviews and other articles for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people. Articles cover a wide variety of topics, with ...
'' praising the book.
References
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American children's writers
1927 births
Living people