Katherine Binney Shippen Explained

Katherine Binney Shippen
Birth Name:Katherine Binney Shippen
Birth Date:1 April 1892
Birth Place:Hoboken, New Jersey, USA
Death Place:Suffern, New York, USA
Language:English
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:Bryn Mawr
Columbia University
Genre:Children's literature
Notableworks:New Found World
Men, Microscopes, and Living Things
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Katherine Binney Shippen (April 1, 1892 – February 20, 1980) was an American history teacher, museum curator, and children's writer.

Early life and education

Shippen was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on April 1, 1892, to Francis and Ellen Shippen. She earned a B.A. degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1914 and an M.A. from Columbia University in 1929.[1]

Career

While studying for her master's degree, Shippen taught history at the Beard School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Orange, New Jersey (1917–26) and then at The Brearley School in Manhattan borough (1926–35). She then served as the headmistress at Miss Fine's School (now Princeton Day School) in Princeton, New Jersey, for the next nine years. In 1945, the Brooklyn Children's Museum named Shippen curator of the social studies department.[2] In the same year, she published her first book, New Found World. Shippen published 21 books throughout her career and twice won the Newbery Honor Award.[3] Several of her books have been translated into Swedish, German, Polish, Spanish, and Greek editions. She died on February 20, 1980, in Suffern, NY.

Books

Year Title Notes
1945 New Found World[4] 1946 Newbery Honor recipient
Junior Literary Guild selection
1947 The Great Heritage[5] Junior Literary Guild selection
1949 The Bright Design[6] Junior Literary Guild selection
Moses[7]
1950 [8]
[9]
1951 Leif Eriksson, first voyager to America[10]
A Bridle for Pegasus[11]
1953 Big Mose[12]
1954 [13]
[14]
1955 [15]
Men, Microscopes, and Living Things[16] - 1955 Newbery Honor recipient[17]
- Later published under the title So Many Marvels in 1968[18]
Mr. Bell Invents the Telephone[19] Reprinted as Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone, 1982 [20]
1957 Men of Medicine[21]
1958 Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel[22]
[23]
1959 Milton S. Hershey[24] with Paul A. W. Wallace
1963 [25]
The Heritage of Music[26] with Anca Seidlova
1964 Men of Archaeology[27]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Contemporary Authors . Gale Cengage . 2000 . 0-7876-3209-0 . 0275-7176 . 366–367 . 86 .
  2. Shippen, Katherine B.. December 1954. Current Biography (Bio Ref Bank). Biography Reference Bank (H.W. Wilson).
  3. Web site: Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present. American Library Association. 1999-11-30. 2011-07-29.
  4. Book: New Found World. 1945. Viking Press. New York . 9780670507009.
  5. Book: The Great Heritage. 1947. Viking Press. New York . 0-670-34961-5 . 2011-07-29 .
  6. Book: The Bright Design. 1949. Viking Press. the bright design.. New York . 2011-07-29 .
  7. Book: Moses. 1949. Harper. New York . 2011-07-29 .
  8. Book: Passage to America: the story of the great migrations. 1950. Harper. New York . 17760788M.
  9. Book: Lightfoot: the story of an Indian boy. 1950. Viking Press. New York . 2011-07-29 .
  10. Book: Leif Eriksson, first voyager to America. 1951. Harper & Row. New York . 2011-07-29 .
  11. Book: A Bridle for Pegasus. 1951. Viking Press. New York . 0-670-19052-7. 2011-07-29 .
  12. Book: Big Mose. 1953. Harper. New York . 2011-07-29 .
  13. Book: The pool of knowledge: how the United Nations share their skills. 1954. Harper. New York . 6153332M.
  14. Book: I Know a City: the story of New York's growth. 1954. Viking Press. New York . 2011-07-30 .
  15. Book: Miracle in motion: the story of America's industry.. 1954. Harper & Row. New York . 2011-07-30 .
  16. Book: Men, Microscopes, and Living Things. 1954. Viking Press. New York . 0-670-46876-2. 9470387M.
  17. Web site: Newbery Medal and Honor Books, 1922-Present . . 1999-11-30 . 2011-07-30 .
  18. Book: So Many Marvels. 1968. Angus & Robertson. 0-207-94911-5 . 2011-07-30 .
  19. Book: Men, Microscopes, and Living Things. 1955. Random House. New York . 0-670-46876-2. 2011-07-30 .
  20. Book: Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone. 1982. Random House. New York. 0-394-85338-5. 6110875M. registration.
  21. Book: Men of Medicine. 1957. Viking Press. New York . 6218562M.
  22. Book: Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel . 1958. Random House. New York . 2011-07-30 .
  23. Book: This Union Cause: The Growth of Organized Labor in America. 1958. Harper. New York . 2011-07-30 .
  24. Book: Milton S. Hershey. 1959. Random House. New York . 2011-07-30 .
  25. Book: Portals to the Past: The Story of Archaeology. 1963. Viking Press. New York . 2011-07-30 .
  26. Book: Heritage of Music. 1963. Viking Press. New York. 2011-07-30 .
  27. Book: Men of Archaeology. 1964. Dennis Dobson. London . 9780234778289. 2011-07-30 .