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Bio

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

Full Name

Rhoda Shapiro Blumberg

Locations

KingsNassauWestchester

Author's Timeline


2017

Birth

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

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Residence

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

1937

Other Life Event

Nassau County: Ms. Blumberg received a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Adelphi College in Garden City, New York, in 1937.

1980

Literary Work

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

1983

Literary Work

First Travel Guide To The Bottom Of The Sea
Lothrop, Lee & Shepard
0688016928 / 978-0688016920
Children's book.

1985

Literary Work

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

Literary Work

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

1989

Literary Work

The Great American Gold Rush
Atheneum
0027116816 / 978-0027116816
Children's book.

1991

Literary Work

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

1993

Literary Work

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

1996

Literary Work

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

1998

Literary Work

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

2001

Literary Work

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

2016

Death

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

2016

Interment

Westchester County: Rhoda Blumberg was interred in Sharon Garden Cemetery in Valhalla, New York.

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