Uri Shulevitz

Background

Shulevitz, Uri was born on February 27, 1935 in Warsaw, Poland. Came to the United States, 1959, naturalized, 1965.

Education

Student, Tel-Aviv The Art Institute of Chicago, 1953-1955; Teachers Certified, Teachers College Israel, 1956; student, Brooklyn Museum Art School, 1959-1961.

Career

During the bombing of Warsaw in 1939, a bomb fell into a stairwell of his apartment building when he was at home. The family fled from Poland and settled in Paris by 1947, then moved again to Israel in 1949. During the Sinai War in 1956, Mr.

Shulevitz joined the Israeli Army.

Later, he joined the Ein Gedi kibbutz. Shulevitz moved to New York City in 1959, studying painting at Brooklyn Museum Art School and working as an illustrator for a Hebrew children"s book publisher.

He created his first picture book, The Moon in My Room, in 1963. Shulevitz lives in New York City.

Achievements

• Uri Shulevitz has been listed as a notable writer, illustrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century

    ( Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century Imagin...)

  • Como aprendi geografia/ How I Learned Geography (Spanish Edition)

    (En esta historia, basada en los recuerdos de su infancia ...)

  • The Strange and Exciting Adventures of Jeremiah Hush as Told for the Benefit of All Persons of Good Sens

    (Jeremiah Hush, a middle-aged proboscis monkey and a poet ...)

  • Toddlecreek Post Office

    (The village of Toddlecreek is like any other small villag...)

  • How I Learned Geography

    ( Having fled from war in their troubled homeland, a boy ...)

  • The Lost Kingdom of Karnica

    (Life in the Kingdom of Karnica is never the same after Fa...)

  • Soldier and Tsar in the Forest: A Russian Tale

    ( Not knowing the man he meets in the forest is the tsar,...)

  • So Sleepy Story

    ( In a sleepy sleepy house everything is so sleepy - unti...)

  • Rain Rain Rivers

    ( It rains! It rains all over town, pattering congenially...)

  • One Monday Morning

    ( "One Monday morning the king, the queen, and the little...)

  • The Diamond Tree: Jewish Tales from Around the World

    (1991 (edition) HarperCollins hardcover & DJ (in mylar jac...)

  • Hosni the Dreamer: An Arabian Tale

    (Hosni is a shepherd who has always wanted to see the city...)

  • How I Learned Geography (Japanese Edition)
  • Oh What a Noise!

    (Children's picture book.)

  • By Uri Shulevitz One Monday Morning (Reprint) Paperback

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • One Monday Morning by Uri Shulevitz (2003-08-12)

    (Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.)

  • How I Learned Geography by Shulevitz, Uri (2008) Hardcover

    (First Edition)

  • The Strange and Exciting Adventures of Jeremiah Hush - As Told For The Benefit of All Persons Of Good Sense And Recorded To The Best of His Limited Ability...
  • Como aprendi geografia/ How I Learned Geography (Spanish Edition) by Uri Shulevitz (2008) Hardcover
  • So Sleepy Story by Shulevitz, Uri (2006) Hardcover
  • Oh What a Noise! / Pictures by Uri Shulevitz
  • Toddlecreek Post Office by Uri Shulevitz (1990-10-01)
  • How I Learned Geography in Korean （"Naega Mannan Kkum-ui Jido") (Korean Edition)
  • Hanukah money by Uri Shulevitz (1989-01-01)
  • The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century by Shulevitz, Uri (2005) Hardcover
  • THE FOOL OF THE WORLD AND THE FLYING SHIP. Caldecott Medal Winner 1969
  • (One Monday Morning ) Author: Uri Shulevitz Aug-2003
  • So Sleepy Story Hardcover August 8, 2006
  • Rain Rain Rivers by Uri Shulevitz (2006-08-08)
  • How I Learned Geography (Japanese Edition) by Shulevitz, Uri (2009) Hardcover
  • (How I Learned Geography ) Author: Uri Shulevitz Mar-2009
  • How I Learned Geography (Chinese Edition)
  • One Monday Morning (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)
  • So Sleepy Story in Japanese ("Nemui Nemui Ohanashi")

Membership

Served with Israeli Army, 1956-1959. Member Authors Guild.