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Charlotte Pomerantz

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Charlotte Inez Pomerantz (July 24, 1930 – July 24, 2022) was an American children's writer and journalist.

Early life and education

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Charlotte Inez Pomerantz was born on July 24, 1930, in Brooklyn, New York, to Phyllis (Cohen) and Abraham Pomerantz.[1][2] She received a bachelor's degree from Sarah Lawrence College in 1953.[3]

Personal life

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Pomerantz married Carl Marzani on November 12, 1966.[3] She died in Charlottesville, Virginia, on July 24, 2022, her 92nd birthday.[1]

Works

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Her 1975 story The Princess and the Admiral won a Jane Addams Children's Book Award.[4] Pomerantz's story The Piggy in the Puddle appeared on Reading Rainbow in 1992.[4]

Books published by Marzani & Munsell
  • A quarter-century of un-Americana: a tragico-comical memorabilia of HUAC (1963)[5]
  • The mood of the nation (November 22–29, 1963)[6]
Pamphlet published by the Labor Committee for Peace in Vietnam
  • The Unspeakable War: Dead End of a Colonial War 1940–1966 (1966)[7]
Books for children

References

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  1. ^ a b Genzlinger, Neil (July 29, 2022). "Charlotte Pomerantz, Inventive Children's Book Author, Dies at 92". The New York Times. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Gargan, Edward A. (November 21, 1981). "Abraham Pomerantz, 79, Pioneering Lawyer". The New York Times. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Lesniak, James G.; Trosky, Susan M., eds. (1993). Contemporary Authors. new revision series. Vol. 38. Gale. pp. 338–340. ISBN 0810319926. ISSN 0275-7176. OCLC 1301973550.
  4. ^ a b Hile, Kevin S., ed. (1995). "Pomerantz, Charlotte 1930–". Something about the Author. Vol. 80. Gale. pp. 179–184. ISBN 978-0-8103-2290-5. ISSN 0276-816X. OCLC 705262519.
  5. ^ Pomerantz, Charlotte, ed. (1963). A quarter-century of un-Americana: a tragico-comical memorabilia of HUAC. New York: Marzani & Munsell. OCLC 970934397.
  6. ^ Pomerantz, Charlotte, ed. (1964). The mood of the nation (November 22–29, 1963): A news documentary of a steadfast citizenry. New York: Marzani & Munsell. OCLC 943158279.
  7. ^ Pomerantz, Charlotte; Kaplan, Howard, eds. (1966). The Unspeakable War. New York: Labor Committee for Peace in Vietnam. OCLC 12166275.
  8. ^ Pomerantz, Charlotte (1984). All Asleep. Illustrated by Nancy Tafuri. Greenwillow Books. ISBN 0-688-03762-3.
  9. ^ Pomerantz, Charlotte (1984). One Duck, Another Duck. Illustrated by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey. Harcourt School Publishers. ISBN 0-15-300310-3.
  10. ^ Pomerantz, Charlotte (1987). How Many Trucks Can A Tow Truck Tow?. Illustrated by R. W. Alley. Random House. ISBN 0-679-87810-6. OCLC 15715802. Retrieved September 11, 2022.
  11. ^ Pomerantz, Charlotte (2000). The Mousery. Illustrated by Kurt Cyrus. Harcourt. ISBN 0-15-202304-6.
  12. ^ Pomerantz, Charlotte (1983). Posy. Illustrated by Catherine Stock.