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Burningham, John

LC control no.n 79138941
Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingBurningham, John
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Variant(s)Burninghem, G'ohn
בורנינגהם, ג׳והן
Birth date1936-04-27
Death date2019-01-04
Place of birthFarnham (Essex, England)
Place of deathLondon (England)
Field of activityIllustrated children's books Picture books for children
Profession or occupationAuthors Illustrators
Special noteMachine-derived non-Latin script reference project
Non-Latin script reference not evaluated
Found inHis Borka, 1963.
John Burningham's ABC, 1993: t.p. (John Burningham) notes on author (birthdate given as 1937; "Borka: the adventures of a goose with no feathers", published in 1963, was his first children's book. Among other books: "Hey! get off our train", "John Patrick Norman McHennessy", "Aldo", "Granpa")
Fleming, I. Ts'iṭi Ts'iṭi Beng ṿeha-ḥoṭfim, 1966: series t.p. (G'ohn Burninghem [voc.])
Biog. resource center (Contemp. authors), Auf. 24, 2009 (John Burningham; also known as John Mackintosh Burningham; b. Apr. 27, 1936, Farnham, England; author, illustrator, and freelance designer)
Wikipedia, July 1, 2015 (John Burningham (born 27 April 1936 in Farnham, Surrey, England) is an English author and illustrator of children's books, especially picture books for young children. He lives in north London.)
New York times WWW site, viewed Jan. 15, 2019 (in obituary published Jan. 13: John Burningham; b. Apr. 27, 1936, Farnham, Surrey; d. Jan. 4, London, aged 82; wrote and illustrated scores of books that took generations of young children on fanciful journeys full of surprise and heart)
Associated languageeng
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