| 词条 | Rhoda Blumberg |
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Rhoda Blumberg (December 13, 1917 – June 6, 2016) was an American author of historical books for children. Early lifeShe was born Rhoda Shapiro in Brooklyn, New York on December 13, 1917. Her mother was a founder of the Mizrachi Women’s Organization of America, a religious Zionist group, her father was in the garment business. She attended Girls High School in Brooklyn and took her bachelor's degree in philosophy from Adelphi College in 1937.[1] Career and writingIn her early career she worked for CBS radio and did some magazine writing under the pen name of "Rhoda Roder."[2] Blumberg began writing books in the 1960s, including “First Travel Guide to the Moon” and “First Travel Guide to the Bottom of the Sea.” She began writing historical books for children when she was in her mid-50s. All told she wrote over two dozen books. [1] Her book “Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun,” was the Newbery Honor book for literature from the Association for Library Service to Children in 1986.[3] and the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award for 1985.[4] She won the Golden Kite Award for non-fiction twice: in 1986 for "Commodore Perry in the Land of theShogun" and again in 1988 for "The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark".Selected bibliography
|publisher = Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books |isbn = 0688037232 |publication-place = New York |title = Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun |url = http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23257674M/Commodore_Perry_in_the_land_of_the_Shogun |author = Rhoda Blumberg |publication-date = 1985 |oclc = 11235753
|publisher = HarperCollins |isbn = 0688174841 |publication-place = New York |title = Shipwrecked! |url = http://openlibrary.org/books/OL23245395M/Shipwrecked! |author = Rhoda Blumberg |publication-date = 2000
|publisher = Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books |isbn = 0688065120 |publication-place = New York |title = The incredible journey of Lewis and Clark |url = http://openlibrary.org/books/OL2375943M/The_incredible_journey_of_Lewis_and_Clark |author = Rhoda Blumberg |publication-date = 1987 |oclc = 15253037
|publisher = Bradbury Press |isbn = 0027116824 |publication-place = New York |title = The remarkable voyages of Captain Cook |url = http://openlibrary.org/books/OL1533485M/The_remarkable_voyages_of_Captain_Cook |author = Rhoda Blumberg |publication-date = 1991 |oclc = 23768421
|publisher = Bradbury Press |title = Jumbo |publication-date = 1993 Personal lifeShe married attorney Gerald Blumberg (deceased - 2009) in 1945. In 1951, they moved from Brooklyn, NY to a small farm in Westchester County, where she lived the remainder of her life.[2] They had one son and three daughters. She died on June 6, 2016 at her home in Yorktown Heights, N.Y.[1] External links
References1. ^1 2 {{cite news |title=Rhoda Blumberg, Whose Children’s Books Brought History to Life, Dies at 98|first=Sam|last=Roberts|date=June 14, 2016|publisher=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/15/books/rhoda-blumberg-whose-childrens-books-bought-history-to-life-dies-at-98.html}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Blumberg Rhoda}}2. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Maughin|first1=Shannon|title=Obituary: Rhoda Blumberg|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/70600-obituary-rhoda-blumberg.html|website=Publisher's Weekly Online|publisher=Publisher's Weekly|accessdate=20 June 2016}} 3. ^http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal#80s 4. ^http://www.hbook.com/2011/05/news/boston-globe-horn-book-awards/past-boston-globe-horn-book-award-winners/ 5. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/15/books/children-s-books-112984.html|title=Children's books|first=Elizabeth|last=Bummiller|date=July 15, 2001|publisher=New York Times}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-688-14421-0|website=Publisher's Weekly|title=Book review}} 7. ^{{cite web |title=Non-Fiction Book Review: The remarked voyages of Captain Cook|website=Publisher's Weekly|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-02-711682-3}} 8. ^{{cite news |title= Young Bookshelf |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/entertainment/books/1993/03/14/young-bookshelf/c3b2f3e9-2f39-4bfb-8922-60f499e02ab0/ |accessdate= 26 September 2016 |publisher= Washington Post |date=14 March 1993}} 6 : 1917 births|2016 deaths|American women writers|American children's writers|Girls' High School alumni|Adelphi University alumni |
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