Rita Golden Gelman

Background

Gelman, Rita Golden was born on July 2, 1937 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Albert and Frances (Friedman) Gelman.

Education

Bachelor in English Literature, Brandeis University, 1958. Master of Arts in Anthropology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1983.

Career

Staff writer, Young American magazine, New York City, l958-60; editor, Crowell-Collier Public Company. New York City, l960-6l; editor, Macmillan Public Company. New York City, l973-74; juvenile consultant, Book-of-the-Month Club, l972-76; guest lecturer, University of California at Los Angeles, l976-78; member of faculty extension program, California State University, Northridge, l978-79.

Achievements

• Rita Golden Gelman has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • I Went to the Zoo

    (A little boy becomes a miniature Noah when a zooful of ro...)

  • Body Battles

    (Product description: " This book introduces children to t...)

  • Body Battles

    (Book by Gelman, Rita Golden)

  • Las Batallas Del Cuerpo/Body Battles (Mariposa, Scholastic en espaanol) (Spanish Edition)
  • Body Battles by Rita Golden Gelman (1992-12-01)
  • I Went to the Zoo by Rita Golden Gelman (1995-04-01)

Membership

Member Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association, Society Children's Book Writers.

Connections

Married Steven Gelman, December ll, 1960 (divorced l987). Children: Mitchell, January.

Father:

Albert Gelman

Mother:

Frances (Friedman) Gelman

Spouse:

Steven Gelman

child:

Mitchell Gelman

child:

January Gelman