![]() ![]() Peter Spier died in 2017 at the age of 89. ![]() He illustrated more than 100 books and was also an avid and celebrated builder of model ships. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Before coming to the United States he served in the Royal Dutch Navy. Spier was born and educated in Amsterdam. His book People was awarded the Christopher medal, was nominated for an American Book Award, and received the National Mass Media Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews for “outstanding contributions to better human relations and the cause of brotherhood.” His books, acclaimed by critics and readers alike, won numerous awards and honors: Noah’s Ark won the Caldecott Medal and The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night is a Caldecott Honor Book. PETER SPIER was one of America’s most popular and renowned children’s illustrators. ![]()
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