Born: 01/19/1942   Chicago , IL
Parents: Ralph and Ruth N. Blocksma
Children: Dylan Kuhn
Address(es):
Permanent :
P.O. Box 40
Bay City , MI 48707
USA
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.beaverislandarts.com
Email : [email protected]
Phone : (989) 894-5925

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	What's in the woods? : a Michigan treasure hunt - art and text by Mary Blocksma.	Non Fiction	Children	Bay City, MI : Beaver Island Arts	2008
	Great Lakes nature : an outdoor year	Non Fiction	Adult	Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press	2003 -2004
	What's on the beach? : a Great Lakes treasure hunt - art and text by Mary Blocksma.	Non Fiction	Children	Bay City, MI : Beaver Island Arts	2003
	Necessary numbers : an everyday guide to sizes, measures, and more	Non Fiction	Adult , Teen	San Diego, Calif. : Portable Press	2002
	Bear's Christmas String	Fiction	Children	Beaver Island Arts	2001
	Lake lover's year : a writer learns to paint - art and text by Mary Blocksma.	Biography , Michigan	Adult	Bay City, MI : Beaver Island Arts	2001
	Great Lakes nature : an outdoor year - Originally published as: Naming nature. New York : Penguin Books, 1992.A seasonal guide for the amateur naturalist."	Non Fiction	Adult	Lincoln, NE : IUniverse.com	2000
	Great Lakes solo : exploring the Great Lakes coastline from the St. Lawrence Seaway to the boundary waters of Minnesota - "Previously published as The fourth coast"	Non Fiction	Adult	New York : IUniverse.com, Inc.	2000
	The Fourth Coast	Non Fiction	Adult	New York: Penguin	1995
	The Marvelous Music Machine	Non Fiction	Children	New York: Prentice-Hall	1994
	Ticket to the Twenties	Non Fiction	Children	Joy Street, Little Brown	1993
	Naming Nature	Non Fiction	Adult	New York: Penguin	1992
	Yoo Hoo Moon!	Fiction	Children	New York: Bantam, Bank Street	1992
	Reading the Numbers	Non Fiction	Adult	New York: Viking Pengin	1989
	Easy-to-Make Water Toys	Non Fiction	Children	New York: Simon & Schuster	1988
	Action Contraptions - Co-authored with brother, Dewey Blocksma	Non Fiction	Children	New York: Simon & Schuster	1987
	All My Toys Are on the Floor	Fiction	Children	New York: Children's Press	1986
	Amazing Mouths and Menus	Non Fiction	Children	New York: Prentice-Hall	1986
	Space-Crafting	Non Fiction	Children	New York: Simon & Schuster	1986
	Easy-to-Make Spaceships that Really Fly	Non Fiction	Children	New York: Simon & Schuster	1985
	Where's that Duck?	Fiction	Children	New York: Children's Press	1985
	Rub-a-Dub-Dub, What's in the Tub?	Fiction	Children	New York: Children's Press	1984
	The Best-Dressed Bear	Fiction	Children	New York: Children's Press	1984
	Apple Tree, Apple Tree	Fiction	Children	New York: Children's Press	1983
	Did You Hear That?	Non Fiction	Children	New York: Children's Press	1983
	Grandma Dragon's Birthday	Fiction	Children	New York: Children's Press	1983
	The Pup Went Up	Fiction	Children	New York: Children's Press	1983
	Other writings: - Freelance Contract Work for phonetic reading programs, test programs, workbooks and teacher’s guides, grades 1-8. Articles in magazines and blogs.

What is the aim or goal of your writing: To entertain and educate myself and my readers.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author
Illustrator

Name	Date
Independent Publishers Best Memoir 2001 Finalist, for Lake Lover’s Year.	2002
Quality Paperback Book Club, Best Science Books of 1989 (ALA List): Reading the Numbers.	1989
Reading Rainbow selection: Easy-to-Make Spaceships That Really Fly. Junior Literary Guild selection: The Marvelous Music Machine.

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