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Feenie Ziner
American author and educator
Florence "Feenie" Ziner (March 22, 1921 — December 13, 2012) was an American author and educator specializing in children's literature.
She taught English literature and creative writing at the University of Connecticut for 20 years before retiring in 1994. Her first book for young children, The Book of Time, sold more than half a million copies.[1][2]
Life and career
Ziner was born Florence Katz in Brooklyn, New York, to first-generation Americans Morris and Sophie (Guttman) Katz.
Her father was a diamond merchant. She attended public schools in New York City and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Brooklyn College in 1941 and her master's degree from the Columbia University School of Social Work in 1944.
Feenie ziner biography of mahatma
She married Zeke Ziner, an artist and sculptor, on September 17, 1941. They had five children: Marc, Joe, Amie, Ted, and Eric. The couple moved to Chicago immediately following World War II, where Zine