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But Schoenherr is most noted by the general public for his illustrations of animals in children's literature. Among these are <i>Rascal: A Memoir of a Better Era</i> (Sterling North, 1963), <i>Julie of the Wolves</i> (Jean Craighead George, 1972), and <i>Owl Moon</i> (Jane Yolen, 1988), for which he won the prestigious Caldecott Medal. The full list of credits is too lengthy to include. Schoenherr also wrote and illustrated four books of his own. He resided on a farm in New Jersey for nearly forty years, until his death in 2010 from pulmonary failure.<p><hr width=25% size=1 align=left><a name="FN1"><font size=-1>[1] Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. </font><p><b>Wife:</b> Judith Gray (m. 1960, one daughter, one son)<br><b>Daughter:</b> Jennifer L.<br><b>Son:</b> Ian G.<br><p> High School: <a href="/edu/018/000079778/">Stuyvesant High School, New York City, NY</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/965/000208341/">Art Students League</a><br> University: <a href="/edu/907/000104595/">BFA, Pratt Institute (1956)</a><br><p> <a href="/honors/646/000087385/">Caldecott Medal</a> 1988 for <i>Owl Moon</i><br> <a href="/honors/380/000045245/">Hugo</a> 1965 for <i>Dune</i> (illustrator)<br> <u>American Society of Mammologists</u> <br> <u>Society of Animal Artists</u> <br> <p> <b>Author of books:</b><br> <i>The Barn</i> (<tt>1968</tt>)<br><i>The Art of Painting Wild Animals</i> (<tt>1974</tt>)<br><i>Bear</i> (<tt>1991</tt>)<br><i>Rebel</i> (<tt>1995</tt>)<br><p> <br><br><p> <font size=-1>Do you know something we don't?</font><br> <font size=-1><a href="http://commentary.nndb.com/submit/feedback/?id=219699" rel="nofollow">Submit a correction or make a comment about this profile</a></font><br> <p> <br><br><p><font size=-1>Copyright ©2019 Soylent Communications</font><p> </td></tr></table> </td></tr> </table> </td> <td width=180 align="center" valign="top" style="padding: 0px 0px 8px 25px;"></td></tr> </table> </center> </body> </html>