Ann McGovern Scheiner (née Weinberger; May 25, 1930 – August 8, 2015) was an American writer of more than 55 children's books, selling over 30 million copies.[1] She may be best known for her adaptation of Stone Soup, as well as Too Much Noise, historical and travel non-fiction, and biographies of figures like Harriet Tubman and Deborah Sampson[2] and Eugenie Clark.
Ann McGovern
Born
Ann Weinberger (1930-05-25)May 25, 1930 New York City, U.S.
Died
August 8, 2015(2015-08-08) (aged 85) New York City, U.S.
Born in New York, New York, she enrolled in the University of New Mexico but dropped out to marry her English professor. The marriage ended and she moved back, at age 22, to New York City with her 18-month old son. In attempting to support herself and become a writer, she found a job at the publisher of Little Golden Books stamping galley prints. She published several books at Golden Books.[3]
mcgovern, scheiner, née, weinberger, 1930, august, 2015, american, writer, more, than, children, books, selling, over, million, copies, best, known, adaptation, stone, soup, well, much, noise, historical, travel, fiction, biographies, figures, like, harriet, t. Ann McGovern Scheiner nee Weinberger May 25 1930 August 8 2015 was an American writer of more than 55 children s books selling over 30 million copies 1 She may be best known for her adaptation of Stone Soup as well as Too Much Noise historical and travel non fiction and biographies of figures like Harriet Tubman and Deborah Sampson 2 and Eugenie Clark Ann McGovernBornAnn Weinberger 1930 05 25 May 25 1930New York City U S DiedAugust 8 2015 2015 08 08 aged 85 New York City U S OccupationAuthor poetSpouseMartin ScheinerChildren4Websiteannmcgovern wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Death 4 Selected works 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editBorn in New York New York she enrolled in the University of New Mexico but dropped out to marry her English professor The marriage ended and she moved back at age 22 to New York City with her 18 month old son In attempting to support herself and become a writer she found a job at the publisher of Little Golden Books stamping galley prints She published several books at Golden Books 3 Career editArtists for her books include Ezra Jack Keats Simms Taback Tomie de Paola and Mort Gerberg She eventually moved into the Edna St Vincent Millay house at 75 Bedford Street the narrowest house in New York which inspired Mr Skinner s Skinny House ISBN 978 0590076203 4 She married Martin Scheiner in 1970 the inventor of the first cardiac monitor for operating rooms and adopted his three grown children They lived together in the Usonia Historic District community in Westchester New York 5 She published four books of poetry in the 2000s 6 and began blogging about her cancer in 2014 7 Death editMcGovern died of cancer in New York City on August 8 2015 aged 85 2 8 Selected works editThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items July 2015 Mr Skinner s Skinny House Aesop s Fables Little Whale Runaway Slave The Story of Harriet Tubman Black is Beautiful Stone Soup Too Much Noise 1967 Eggs on Your Nose Robin Hood of Sherwood Forest Christopher Columbus The Desert Beneath the Sea Shark Lady True Adventures of Eugenie Clark The Secret Soldier The Story of Deborah Sampson 1975 Night Dive 1984 If You Sailed on theMayflowerin 1620 1969 The Pilgrims First Thanksgiving 1973 Nicholas Bentley Stoningpot III 1982 nbsp Children s literature portal nbsp Visual arts portalReferences edit Amazon com Ann McGovern Books Biography Blog Audiobooks Kindle amazon com a b Obituary nytimes com accessed August 12 2015 Becoming A Writer annmcgovern com 3M for city s thinnest town house New York Post New York Post 15 August 2013 Obituary for Martin Scheiner nytimes com January 26 1992 accessed August 12 2015 Ann McGovern profile annmcgovernpoet com Archived from the original on 2015 08 01 Retrieved 2015 07 28 Annie s Octopuses and Other Critters Obituary publishersweekly com accessed August 12 2015 External links editLibrary resources about Ann McGovern Resources in your library Resources in other libraries By Ann McGovern Resources in your library Resources in other libraries Good Reads Scholastic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ann McGovern amp oldid 1199643357, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
