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Eleanor Clymer


Born
in New York City, The United States
January 07, 1906

Died
March 31, 2001

Genre
Children's


Eleanor Clymer (née Lowenton; January 7, 1906 – March 31, 2001), was a writer of children's books, best known for The Trolley Car Family (1947). She graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1928 with a degree in English. Between the years of 1943 and 1983 she published 58 books, including The Tiny Little House, My Brother Stevie, and Hamburgers–and Ice Cream for Dessert.

Clymer was born in New York City, the daughter of Russian immigrants. Through much of her life she was a resident of Katonah, New York and an active member of the nearby Unitarian Universalist fellowship. In 1980 she was awarded the Rip Van Winkle award by the School Library Media Specialists of Southeastern New York for outstanding contributions to children's l ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 881 ratings · 200 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors
The Trolley Car Family
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4.19 avg rating — 473 ratings — published 1947 — 15 editions
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The Tiny Little House
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4.37 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1964 — 5 editions
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Horse in the Attic
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3.72 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1983 — 4 editions
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My Brother Stevie
3.62 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 1967 — 18 editions
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Search for a Living Fossil:...
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3.67 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1963 — 16 editions
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A Yard for John
4.28 avg rating — 18 ratings — 5 editions
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Hamburgers - and Ice Cream ...
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4.64 avg rating — 14 ratings
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The Spider, the Cave and th...
4.57 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions
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The Get-Away Car
4.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions
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Arrow Book of Funny Poems
3.13 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1961 — 15 editions
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