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Martin Provensen

Born

in Chicago, The United States

July 10, 1916

Died

March 01, 1987

Genre

Children's Books

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Alice Provensen (1918 August 14 - present) and Martin Provensen (1916 July 10 - 1987 March) were an American author-illustrator team who created children's books.

There was a remarkable similarity to the couple's early histories. Both were born in Chicago, Illinois, and both moved to California when they were twelve. Both received scholarships to the Art Institute of Chicago, and both attended the University of California, though at separate campuses. After college, Alice went to work with Walter Lantz Studio, the creators of Woody Woodpecker, and Martin took work with the rival Walt Disney Studio, where he collaborated on Dumbo, Fantasia, and Pinocchio.

The pair met in 1943 when Martin, working as a creator of training films for the American ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 13,847 ratings · 1,375 reviews · 66 distinct works • Similar authors

	İlyada by Homer, Alice Provensen (Illustrator), Martin Provensen (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 522,936 ratings — published -800 — 5448 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Iliad and the Odyssey: The heroic story of the trojan war the fabulous adventures of odysseus by Jane Werner Watson, Alice Provensen (illustrator), Martin Provensen (illustrator) 4.07 avg rating — 85,206 ratings — published -800 — 447 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Robert Louis Stevenson's A Child's Garden of Verses (A Big Golden Book) by Robert Louis Stevenson, Alice Provensen (Illustrator), Martin Provensen (Illustrator) 4.27 avg rating — 27,273 ratings — published 1885 — 2509 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Fuzzy Duckling (Little Golden Book) by Jane Werner, Martin Provensen (Illustrator) 4.32 avg rating — 5,559 ratings — published 1949 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Visit to William Blake's Inn: Poems for Innocent and Experienced Travelers by Nancy Willard, Alice Provensen (Illustrator), Martin Provensen (Illustrator) 3.64 avg rating — 3,728 ratings — published 1981 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Glorious Flight: Across the Channel with Louis Bleriot July 25, 1909 (Picture Puffin Books) by Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen 3.92 avg rating — 3,194 ratings — published 1983 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Color Kittens (A Little Golden Book) by Margaret Wise Brown, Alice Provensen (Illustrator), Martin Provensen (Illustrator) 4.26 avg rating — 2,756 ratings — published 1949 — 53 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Year At Maple Hill Farm by Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen 4.26 avg rating — 1,333 ratings — published 1978 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Animal Friends at Maple Hill Farm by Alice Provensen, Martin Provensen 4.48 avg rating — 1,209 ratings — published 1974 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Tennyson, Alice Provensen (Illustrator), Martin Provensen (Illustrator) 4.11 avg rating — 1,313 ratings — published 1854 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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