Hopkins, Lee Bennett

LC control no.	n 79060164
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PS3558.O63544
Personal name heading	Hopkins, Lee Bennett *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Located	Cape Coral (Fla.)
Birth date	1938-04-13
Death date	2019-08-08
Place of birth	Scranton (Pa.)
Place of death	Cape Coral (Fla.)
Field of activity	Writing Editing Anthologies Children's poetry Children's literature Language arts
Affiliation	Kean University Bank Street College of Education Hunter College
Profession or occupation	Author Editor
Special note	Not to be confused with Lee Hopkins.
Found in	His Let them be themselves, 1969. His The writing bug, c1993: CIP t.p. (Lee Bennett Hopkins) Strong, A. Lee Bennett Hopkins, 2003: ECIP t.p. (Lee Bennett Hopkins) text (b. Apr. 13, 1938) Lee Bennett Hopkins, via WWW, Mar. 20, 2013 (writer and editor of books for children and young adults, as well as professional texts and curriculum materials; has taught elementary school; born in Scranton, Pennsylvania; graduated from Kean University, Bank Street College of Education; Professional Diploma in Educational Supervision and Administration from Hunter College; lives in Cape Coral, Florida) Pennsylvania Center for the Book, via WWW, Mar. 20, 2013 (Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania in 1938; is famous for his work as an anthologist, author, and avid promoter of bringing poetry to children) Washington post WWW site, viewed Aug. 16, 2019 (Lee Bennett Hopkins, who dedicated a lifetime to writing and anthologizing poetry for children, died Aug. 8 [2019] in Cape Coral, Fla. He was 81. Lee Bennett Hopkins was born on April 13, 1938, in Scranton, Pa. Among his early books were three novels--"Mama" (1977), "Wonder Wheels" (1979) and "Mama and Her Boys" (1981)-- inspired by his early life. Mr. Hopkins wrote nonfiction books including "Let Them Be Themselves: Language Arts Enrichment for Disadvantaged Children in Elementary Schools" (1969) and "Pass the Poetry, Please!" (1972))
Associated language	eng