Judy and dennis fradin biography

  • A writer herself, Judy Fradin collaborated with her husband on many of his hundreds of nonfiction books that are aimed at children and young.
  • Judith Bloom Fradin has partnered with her husband, writer Dennis Brindell Fradin, to create a number of award-winning nonfiction works.
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    Who Was Sacagawea?

    Judy Fradin is the co-author, along with her late husband Dennis, of more than 50 non-fiction children's and ung adult books on topics ranging from biographies to natural disasters to African American history to the Lewis and Clark expedition.  Their IDA B. WELLS:  MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT won the Flora Steiglitz Straus award as well as the Golden Kite honor plaque.  STOLEN INTO SLAVERY was a Carter Woodson award winner, as was THE POWER OF ONE:  DAISY BATES AND THE LITTLE ROCK NINE.   WHO WAS SACAGAWEA? was the Fradins' first collaboration for the WHO WAS? series.  Between 2007 and 2015, Judy was a professor of Children's Literature and Minority Literature at National Louis University.


    The author of more than 225 children's and young adult non-fiction books, Dennis Brindell Fradin was the winner of many awards, including the Flora Steiglitz Straus best non-fiction book of the year, two Carter Woodson awards, a Golden Kite honor plaque, and t

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    Fradin, Judith Bloom 1945–

    PERSONAL:

    Born January 8, 1945, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Harold J. (a postal supervisor) and Elsie R. (a secretary and homemaker) Bloom; married Dennis Brindell Fradin (a writer), March 19, 1967; children: Anthony, Diana, Michael. Education: Northwestern University, B.A., 1967; Northeastern Illinois University, M.A., 1975. Politics: "Local." Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: "Trying to grow daisies."

    ADDRESSES:

    Home— Evanston, IL. E-mail— [email protected].

    CAREER:

    High school English and history teacher, 1967-75 and 1982-90; Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago, writing instructor, 1975-82; photo researcher, 1985—; researcher and writer, 1990—. Author-in-residence, Luther Burbank Elementary School, Chicago, IL. President, Southwest Evanston Associated Residents (SWEAR).

    AWARDS, HONORS:

    With husband, Dennis Brindell Fradin: Flora Stieglitz Straus Award, Bank Street College of Education, Children's Books of Dis

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    Title, Creators, Comments / ReviewsAgesDate Published1. Zora!: The Life of Zora Neale Hurston (Hardcover)
        Author: Dennis B. Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin
        Publisher: Clarion Books9-12 08/28/2012
    Add  32 Reviews  2. Volcano!: The Icelandic Eruption of 2010 and Other Hot, Smoky, Fierce, a...
        Author: Dennis B. Fradin, Judith Fradin
        Publisher: National Geographic Children's Books4-8 07/13/2010
    Add  2 Reviews  3. Quien fue Tomas Jefferson? /Who Was Thomas Jefferson? (Quien Fue?/ Who W...
        Author: Dennis B. Fradin
        Illustrator: John O'Brien
        Publisher: Altea S a Ediciones? 10/15/2009
    Add  100 Reviews  4. By Dennis Brindell Fradin Let It Begin Here!: Lexington & Concord: First...
        Author: Dennis B. Fradin
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