Mary
Blocksma
Born:
01/19/1942
Chicago
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
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
Writings
Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
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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 | |
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Bear's Christmas String | Fiction | Children | Beaver Island Arts | 2001 |
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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
Education:
Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
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Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) | University of Arizona | Tucson , AZ | 1973 |
Career:
Position | Organization | Location | Date |
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Founder | Beaver Island Arts | MI | 2000 |
Freelance Writer
- Children's fiction and nonfiction; adult nonfiction books; and phonetic reading programs for textbooks |
1980 | ||
Staff writer | Addison-Wesley Reading Program | Boston, MA; Menlo Park, CA | 1977 -1980 |
Director | Albany County Public Library | Laramie | 1970 -1976 |
Head of periodicals | DePaul University | Chicago | 1968 -1970 |
School library administrator
- Volunteer, Ministry of Education |
Peace Corps | Enugu, Eastern Nigeria | 1965 -1967 |
Other Resources:
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