Rhoda Blumberg
Rhoda Blumberg (December 13, 1917 – June 6, 2016) was an American author of historical books for children.
Early life
She 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 1937. [1]
Career and writing
In her early career she worked for CBS radio and did some magazine writing.[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,” won the Newbery Honor for literature from the Association for Library Service to Children in 1986.[3] The Incredible Journey of Lewis and Clark was the nonfiction winner of the Golden Kite Award.[4]
Selected bibliography
- Rhoda Blumberg (1985), Commodore Perry in the land of the Shogun, New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, ISBN 0688037232, OCLC 11235753
- Rhoda Blumberg (2000), Shipwrecked!, New York: HarperCollins, ISBN 0688174841[5]
- Rhoda Blumberg (1987), The incredible journey of Lewis and Clark, New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, ISBN 0688065120, OCLC 15253037[6]
- Rhoda Blumberg (1991), The remarkable voyages of Captain Cook, New York: Bradbury Press, ISBN 0027116824, OCLC 23768421[7]
- Jumbo, Bradbury Press, 1993[8]
Personal life
She married Gerald Blumberg in 1945, and they lived in Westchestr County.[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
References
- 1 2 3 Roberts, Sam (June 14, 2016). "Rhoda Blumberg, Whose Children's Books Brought History to Life, Dies at 98". New York Times.
- 1 2 Maughin, Shannon. "Obituary: Rhoda Blumberg". Publisher's Weekly Online. Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ↑ http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal#80s
- ↑ Golden Kite Award Winners
- ↑ Bummiller, Elizabeth (July 15, 2001). "Children's books". New York Times.
- ↑ "Book review". Publisher's Weekly.
- ↑ "Non-Fiction Book Review: The remarked voyages of Captain Cook". Publisher's Weekly.
- ↑ "Young Bookshelf". Washington Post. 14 March 1993. Retrieved 26 September 2016.