ABOUT MARY MORTON COWAN
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Mary Morton Cowan’s most recent book is a historical biography, CYRUS FIELD’S BIG DREAM: THE DARING EFFORT TO LAY THE FIRST TRANSATLANTIC TELEGRAPH CABLE, (Calkins Creek, 2018). Her earlier biography, CAPTAIN MAC: THE LIFE OF DONALD BAXTER MACMILLAN, ARCTIC EXPLORER (Calkins Creek, 2010), won a National Outdoor Book Award and other honors, was a finalist in the 2011 SCBWI Crystal Kite Members Choice Award, New England Region, and is recommended by the National Science Teachers Association.
Mary was awarded an SCBWI Anna Cross Giblin nonfiction work-in-progress grant to write TIMBERRR… A HISTORY OF LOGGING IN NEW ENGLAND (2003), which won Maine Library Association’s Lupine Honor Award. Other published works include a historical novel, ICE COUNTRY, and more than 80 articles, stories and activities in children’s magazines. Several have been reprinted in textbooks and anthologies, some are included in reading comprehension programs for standardized tests, and a few are online.
In 2015, Mary won a New England SCBWI Marguerite Davol Critique Scholarship Award for a picture book manuscript. She lives in Maine and visits schools and community groups throughout the northeast.
PUBLICATIONS - View in Bookstore
- Books
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CYRUS FIELD’S BIG DREAM: The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable
Calkins Creek, an Imprint of Highlights
2018
- Magazine Articles
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Two Articles: Young John Muir; John and Louie
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Cobblestone
2018
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Three articles: Famous Physician; Free Medical Advice; Father of American Psychiatry
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Cobblestone
2018
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Two articles: Let's Visit an Amphitheater; Apollo and the Laurel Tree
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Faces
2017
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Ransom for a King
(Article)
Dig Into History
2016
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Two articles: A Symbol of Power; White Horse Hill
(Article)
Dig Into History
2015
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Make Your Own Talking Drum
(Article)
Faces
2013
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Seeing Is Believing
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Cobblestone
2011
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The Ninth Door: a retold tale
(Article)
Faces
2010
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Legend of the Moccasin Flower: an Ojibwe Tale
(Article)
Faces
2010
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Four articles: Call of the Arctic; Peary vs Cook; Field Day on the Ice; Forward, MARCH!
(Article)
Cobblestone
2009
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Fetching Summer: A Mi'kmaq Folktale
(Article)
Faces
2009
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Women Will Vote! (a play in 4 scenes)
(Article)
Faces
2008
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Navigating by the Stars: Make a Cross-Staff and Find Your Latitude
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Calliope
2007
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A Passion for Horses
(Article)
Cobblestone
2006
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It’s a Big, BIG World
(Article)
Faces
2005
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To Show the World
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Cobblestone
2005
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Wilderness War Time Line
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Cobblestone
2005
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Destination: the Arctic
(Article)
Highlights for Children
2004
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Two articles: A Walk in the Woods; Make A Suncatcher
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AppleSeeds
2003
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Bringin’ In the Drive
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Highlights for Children
2003
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Two articles: Legacy of a Queen; Christmas, Victorian Style
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Calliope
2003
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Zohra and the Gazelles: a Moroccan folktale
(Article)
Faces
2001
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Minoan Art: An Ancient Triumph
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Calliope
2000
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An Ancient Disk’s Secret Message
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Highlights for Children
2000
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Spring Camp at Grise Fiord
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Faces
1999
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I Will Become A Monk
(Article)
Calliope
1999
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Let’s Take A Hike
(Article)
AppleSeeds
1999
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What Animal Year Is It? Fun with a Chinese Calendar
(Article)
Faces
1998
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Two articles: The Prince and the Bird Maiden, A Serbian Folktale; Decorate Clothing with Embroidery
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Faces
1998
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High-Flying Facts: Landmark Moments in the History of the American Flag
(Article)
Cobblestone
1997
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Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
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Cobblestone
1996
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Can You Write the Gettysburg Address?
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Cobblestone
1994
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Shopping in Senegal
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Faces
1994
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A ‘Cool’ Inventor: A Play in Three Scenes
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Cobblestone
1992
