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(1917-2016) Writer. Rhoda Blumberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Yorktown Heights, New York.

Full Name

Rhoda Blumberg

Locations

Westchester

Author's Timeline


Unknown

RESIDENCE

Ms. Blumberg lived for a time with her family in Westchester County, New York.

1917

BIRTH

Rhoda Shapiro was born in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn, New York, on December 13, 1917.

1937

OTHER

Ms. Blumberg received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Adelphi College in 1937.

1980

LITWORK

First Travel Guide To The Moon
Atheneum
0027116808 / 978-0027116809
Children's book.

1983

LITWORK

First Travel Guide To The Bottom Of The Sea
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard

Children's book.

1985

LITWORK

Commodore Perry In The Land Of The Shogun
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
0688037232 / 978-0688037239
Children's book. Winner of the Newbery Honor for literature from the Association for Library Service to Children in 1986.

1987

LITWORK

The Incredible Journey Of Lewis & Clark
Lothrop Lee & Shepard
0688065120 / 978-0688065126
Children's book.

1989

LITWORK

The Great American Gold Rush
Bradbury Press

Children's book.

1991

LITWORK

The Remarkable Voyages Of Captain Cook
Atheneum
0027116824 / 978-0027116823
Children's book.

1993

LITWORK

Bloomers!
Atheneum
0027116840 / 978-0027116847
Children's book.

1996

LITWORK

Full Steam Ahead: The Race to Build a Transcontinental Railroad
National Geographic Society
0792227158 / 978-0792227151
Children's book.

1998

LITWORK

What's the Deal
National Geographic Children's Books
0792270134 / 978-0792270133
Children's book.

2001

LITWORK

Shipwrecked! The True Adventures Of A Japanese Boy
HarperCollins
0688174841 / 978-0688174842
Children's book.

2016

DEATH

Rhoda Blumberg died at her home in Yorktown Heights, New York, on June 6, 2016.

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