Read the bio below and try to give details on meindert dejong 's: - death place - period - death date - genre - birth date - name - nationality - image - birth place - occupation Bio: meindert de jong , sometimes spelled de jong , dejong or dejong -lrb- 4 march 1906 -- 16 july 1991 -rrb- was a dutch-born american writer of children 's books . he won the international hans christian andersen award in 1962 for his contributions as a children 's writer .
- death place is michigan , usa- period is 1938 - ?- death date is 16 july 1991- genre is children 's literature- birth date is 4 march 1906- name is meindert de jong- nationality is american- image is meindert dejong.jpg- birth place is wierum , friesland , netherlands- occupation is writer