Miska Petersham

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Mikaly Petrezselyem, the son of a carpenter and blacksmith, grew up in a peasant home. In 1911 he moved to London. Unable to support himself with art, upon advice of a friend, he emigrated to New York in 1912. Shortening his last name to Petersham, he obtained work with the International Art Service, where he met his wife, Maud Fuller. The Petershams began illustrating books together, for other authors. In 1929 they wrote and illustrated their first book, Miki, about their son. In 1946, they received the Caldecott Medal for "The Rooster Crows". Often they traveled to lands such as Holland, Greece, Germany, and Palestine to research their books. The Petershams wrote and illustrated 60 books for children and illustrated 100 by other authors.

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The Rooster Crows
Representative edition published 1973
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An American A B C
Representative edition published 1967
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Joseph and His Brother
Representative edition published 1958
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David
Representative edition published 1958
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The box with red wheels
Representative edition published 1949
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Story of Jesus
Representative edition published 1942
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The Christ child
Representative edition published 1931
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Understanding clay recognition and processing (VITA technical paper)
Representative edition published 1984
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Understanding the small-scale clay products enterprise (VITA technical paper)
Representative edition published 1984
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Under the story tree
Representative edition published 1928
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The f-u-n book
Representative edition published 1923
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