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Katherine B. Shippen

Katherine Binney Shippen was born in Hoboken, New Jersey. In 1942, she earned her first degree from Bryn Mawr, and in1929 she received her master's degree from Columbia University. From 1920 to 1945 she was a history teacher in New York and New Jersey. In 1945 she became curator of the social studies department of the Brooklyn Children's Museum. In the same year, she published her first book, New Found World (1945). In 1956 she was awarded the Newbery Honor for her book Men, Microscopes, and Living Things.

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Born 1 April 1892
Died 20 February 1980

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  • Cover of: Men of Medicine
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    First published in 1957 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: The pool of knowledge: how the United Nations share their skills.

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    First published in 1953 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Leif Eriksson, first voyager to America.

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  • Cover of: Milton S. Hershey: by Katherine B. Shippen and Paul A. W. Wallace.

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Born 1 April 1892
Died 20 February 1980

Subjects

History, Juvenile literature, Biography, Archaeology, Fiction, Inventors, Newbery Honor, collectionID:elmSp, Aeronautics, Aliens, Bell, alexander graham, 1847-1922, Biologists, Biology, Carnegie, Andrew, 1835-1919, Composers, Curriculum, Discovery and exploration, Emigration and immigration, Engineers, biography, Foreign population, Geography, History and criticism, Immigrants, Industries, Iroquois Indians

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United States, Latin America, America, New York (N.Y.)

People

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922), Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), Leiv Eiríksson (d. ca. 1020), Milton Snavely Hershey (1857-1945,), Moses (Biblical leader)

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  • OLID: OL1454542A

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December 17, 2009 Edited by Sarah Breau Changed name to published name
December 17, 2009 Edited by Sarah Breau Added to birth date, added death date, added bio
September 5, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import