Katherine B. Shippen
Personal Information
Description
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.
Books
The bright design
Relates the history of man's discoveries in the field of electrical energy, from the manufacture of the compass in the 12th century to the atomic bomb.
Prentice Hall Literature--Copper
Grades 4-6 It's a powerful combination of the world's best literature and superior reading and skills instruction! "Prentice Hall Literature Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes" helps students grasp the power and beauty that lies within the written word, while the program's research-based reading approach ensures that no child is left behind