Vicky
Shiefman
Born:
06/29/1942
Detroit
,
MI
Parents: Saul and Emma Shiefman
Address(es):
Permanent :
New York , NY
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.vickyshiefman.com
Parents: Saul and Emma Shiefman
Address(es):
Permanent :
New York , NY
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.vickyshiefman.com
Writings
Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
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Kidding Around New York City : A Young Person's Guide | Non Fiction , Travel | Children , Teen | John Muir Publication | 1997 | |
Sunday Potatoes, Monday Potatoes | Picture Book | Children | New York; Simon & Schuster | 1994 | |
Good-bye to the Trees - Based on her grandmother's immigration |
Fiction | Children , Teen | Atheneum | 1993 | |
M is for Move : A Book of Consonants - Photos by Bill Miller. Republished, 2004. |
Non Fiction , Picture Book | Children | Dutton | 1981 | |
Mindy | Fiction | Children , Teen | Macmillan | 1975 | |
- Contributor of articles on education to Nana, Mademoiselle, Moderator, and University of Chicago Maroon | Non Fiction | Adult | |||
AIDS : Critical issues, pamphlet for teens - My Sister She Got AIDS, story by Vicky |
Non Fiction | Teen | |||
Raisins and Almonds (A Healthy Snack) Writers in the Kitchen, compiled by Tricia Gardella - Vicky has a receipe in this collection |
Non Fiction | Children , Teen |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
2nd ed. says, "I still think of myself as a Michigander. In fact, I have a hard time voting in New York because it still doesn't seem real that I live here. Also, I've spent a good deal of time on the West Coast, as well as the East Coast, and each convinces me that I am truly a Midwesterner. It has something to do with rhythm, the pace by which one lives one's life, measures one's words-space, how you think homes should be, like apartments always seemed too cramped and there's no storage-emphasis, like the West Coast aims for style, newness, relaxation while the East energizes work and the Midwest combines work and play with an emphasis on family. I also valued the community feeling which I loved and also chafed under in the Detroit Jewish community; other places are more spread out and anonymous. I know people all over the world feel and long for the same things. Still there is a definite sense of place and while others jokingly label Midwesterners boring, I like that quality which I see as full of steady, unchanging, family values and that slower place. I'm glad I grew up in Detroit."
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Education:
Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.) | Eastern Michigan University | Ypsilanti , MI | 1931 |
Career:
Position | Organization | Location | Date |
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Teacher of pre-kindergarten through second grade classes | Board of Education | New York , NY | 1968 |
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