Katherine Binney Shippen (April 1, 1892 – February 20, 1980) was an American history teacher, museum curator, and children's writer.
Early life and education Shippen was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on April 1, 1892, to Francis and Ellen Shippen. She earned a B.A. degree from Bryn Mawr College in 1914 and an M.A. from Columbia University in 1929.
Career While studying for her master's degree, Shippen taught history at the Beard School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Orange, New Jersey (1917–26) and then at The Brearley School in Manhattan borough (1926–35). She then served as the headmistress at Miss Fine's School (now Princeton Day School) in Princeton, New Jersey, for the next nine years. In 1945, the Brooklyn Children's Museum named Shippen curator of the social studies department. In the same year, she published her first book, New Found World. Shippen published 21 books throughout her career and twice won the Newbery Honor Award. Several of her books have been translated into Swedish, German, Polish, Spanish, and Greek editions. She died on February 20, 1980, in Suffern, NY.
Books Year Title Notes 1945 New Found World
1946 Newbery Honor recipientJunior Literary Guild selection 1947 The Great Heritage Junior Literary Guild selection 1949 The Bright Design Junior Literary Guild selection Moses 1950 Passage to America: the story of the great migrations Lightfoot: the story of an Indian boy 1951 Leif Eriksson, first voyager to America A Bridle for Pegasus 1953 Big Mose 1954 The pool of knowledge: how the United Nations share their skills I Know a City: the story of New York's growth 1955 Miracle in motion: the story of America's industry Men, Microscopes, and Living Things - 1955 Newbery Honor recipient - Later published under the title So Many Marvels in 1968 Mr. Bell Invents the TelephoneReprinted as Alexander Graham Bell Invents the Telephone, 1982 1957 Men of Medicine 1958 Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel This Union Cause: The Growth of Organized Labor in America 1959 Milton S. Hershey with Paul A. W. Wallace 1963 Portals to the Past: The Story of Archaeology The Heritage of Music with Anca Seidlova 1964 Men of Archaeology
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External links
Katherine B. Shippen at Library of Congress Authorities — with 25 catalog records