![]() ![]() Body Battles (1992) about how our bodies fight off viruses and other threats to our health, such as drugs and poisons.More Spaghetti, I Say! (1993) about Minnie, a monkey who can't stop eating spaghetti.Rice is Life (2000) about how rice is grown and harvested on the island of Bali. ![]() Body Noises (1983) about noises made by the body including yawns, sneezes, cracking joints and flatulence.Dumb Joey (1972), her first book, about a group of kids in New York City who had nowhere to play. ![]() anthropology from University of California, Los Angeles.Īfter graduating from college, she moved to New York City and lived in Greenwich Village until 1976, and then in Los Angeles until she began her nomadic life. in English and American Literature from Brandeis University in 1958. ![]() Gelman attended Beardsley Elementary School, then Warren Harding High School for her freshman year and Bassick High School for her last three years, graduating in 1954. Her favorite part of the job was interacting with immigrant customers. As a teenager, she worked the soda fountain in the store. Gelman's family owned a small pharmacy in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Gelman has delivered keynote speeches for several colleges and organizations. Her organization, Let's Get Global, is dedicated to encouraging and assisting recent high school graduates to have a gap year including international experiences. Rita Golden Gelman (born July 2, 1937) is an American writer who has written more than 70 children's books and 2 adult books. ![]()
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