While I'm at it, why not?

Born in Dresden, Germany, he lived in Ipswich, Massachusetts.

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WRITINGS BY THE AUTHOR:
UNDER NAME RAY BROEKEL; CHILDREN'S BOOKS

* The True Book of Tropical Fishes, Childrens Press (Chicago),
1956, published as The Junior True Book of Tropical Fishes, Muller,
1959.
* You and the Science of Plants, Animals, and the Earth, Childrens
Press, 1956.
* You and the Sciences of Mankind, Childrens Press, 1956.


* "I Have a Green Nose," Said Zanzibar, Seale, 1963.
* Rodney Bounced Too Much on Monday, Seale, 1964.
* Pangborn, the Peanut Bear, and His Tummy-Drum, Seale, 1965.
* Hugo the Huge, Doubleday, 1968.


* The Saga of Sweet Basil, Doubleday, 1970.
* (Adaptor) Valerie Stalder, Even the Devil Is Afraid of a Shrew,
Addison-Wesley, 1972.
* (Adaptor) Ulf Lofgren, The Flying Orchestra, Addison-Wesley,
1974.
* (Adaptor) The Traffic Stopper, Addison-Wesley, 1974.
* (Adaptor) Lofgren, One, Two, Three, Addison-Wesley, 1974.
* (Adaptor) The Color Trumpet, Addison-Wesley, 1974.
* (Adaptor) Our Bird Friends, Addison-Wesley, 1974.
* (Co-author) The Underwater Adventure Book, Random House, 1978.
* (With Laurence J. White, Jr.) The Trick Book, Doubleday, 1979.
* (With White) Now You See It: Easy Magic for Beginners, Little,
Brown, 1979.
* The Holiday Dragon, I Discover Books, 1979.


* The Mystery of the Funny Money, Carolrhoda (Minneapolis, MN),
1980.
* The Twist Tie Riddle, Carolrhoda, 1980.
* The President Jackson Case, Carolrhoda, 1980.
* The Shoelace Solution, Carolrhoda, 1980.
* The Moustache Pickpocket, Carolrhoda, 1980.
* The Mystery of the Stolen Base, Carolrhoda, 1980.
* Pack of Fun Facts, Xerox Educational Publications (Middletown,
CT), 1980.
* Volcanoes and Other Disasters, Xerox Educational Publications,
1980.
* (With White) The Surprise Book: Seventy-Seven Stupendously Silly
Practical Jokes You Can Play on Your Friends, Doubleday, 1981.
* (With White) Abra-Ca-Dazzle: Easy Magic Tricks, A. Whitman,
1982.
* (With White) Hocus Pocus: Magic You Can Do, A. Whitman, 1984.
* Sixty Silly Jokes You Can Play on Your Friends, Scholastic Inc.,
1984.
* I Can Be an Auto Mechanic, Childrens Press, 1985.
* I Can Be an Author, Childrens Press, 1986.
* (With White) Optical Illusions, F. Watts, 1986.
* (With White) Razzle Dazzle! Magic Tricks for You, A. Whitman,
1987.
* (With White) Math-a-Magic: Number Tricks for Magicians, A.
Whitman, 1989.


* (With White) Shazam! Simple Science Magic, A. Whitman, 1991.



UNDER NAME RAY BROEKEL; "THE NEW TRUE BOOK" SERIES

* Fire Fighters, Childrens Press, 1981.
* Police, Childrens Press, 1981.
* Trains, Childrens Press, 1981.
* Snakes, Childrens Press, 1982.
* Storms, Childrens Press, 1982.
* Baseball, Childrens Press, 1982, 3rd edition, 1995.
* Football, Childrens Press, 1982, 3rd edition, 1995.
* Dangerous Fish, Childrens Press, 1982.
* Aquariums and Terrariums, Childrens Press, 1982.
* Gerbil Pets and Other Small Rodents, Childrens Press, 1983.
* Tropical Fish, Childrens Press, 1983.
* Trucks, Childrens Press, 1983.
* Sound Experiments, Childrens Press, 1983.
* Maps and Globes, Childrens Press, 1983.
* Your Five Senses, Childrens Press, 1984.
* Your Skeleton and Skin, Childrens Press, 1984.
* Experiments with Light, Childrens Press, 1986.
* Jet Planes, Childrens Press, 1987.
* Experiments with Air, Childrens Press, 1988.
* Experiments with Water, Childrens Press, 1988.


* Animal Observations, Childrens Press, 1990.
* Science Experiments and Activities, Childrens Press, 1990.
* Experiments with Straws and Paper, Childrens Press, 1990.



UNDER NAME RAY BROEKEL; TEXTBOOKS AND WORKBOOKS

* Balloons, Birds, and Balls, Hayes, 1976.
* Smiles the Clown, Hayes, 1976.
* Meg and the Animals, Hayes, 1976.
* The Sunnyside News, Hayes, 1976.
* Mystery Island, Hayes, 1976.
* Hot Dogs, Pigeons, and Fish That Walk, Hayes, 1976.
* Gremlins, Mermaids, and Mousetraps That Fly, Hayes, 1976.
* Motorcycles, Swimming, and Dog Detectives, Hayes, 1976.
* (Co-editor) The Spirit of God, William Sadlier, 1976.
* Airplanes, Pet Stories, and Fire Trucks, Hayes, 1977.
* (Co-editor) Earth and Universe, Cambridge Book Company, 1977.
* Word Problem Drill, Grade 5, Hayes, 1977.
* Word Problem Drill, Grade 6, Hayes, 1977.
* Solving Science Mysteries, Hayes, Books 1, 2, and 3, 1977, Book
4, 1979.
* Reading: Everyday Survival Skills, Hayes, Book 1, 1978, Books 2,
3, and 4, 1980, revised edition, 1989.
* (Co-author) Daystreaming, Economy Company, 1978.
* (Co-author) Forerunners, Economy Company, 1978.
* (Co-editor) Jesus and His Friends, William Sadlier, 1978.
* (Editor) Environmental Education, Bedford, 1979.


* Nature Study, Hayes, 1980.
* Rhyming Reader, Hayes, 1980.
* Something for Everyday, Hayes, 1980.
* Environmental Education Evaluation Packet, Bedford, 1980.
* Everyday Survival Skills, three books, Hayes, 1980.
* (Editor) Environmental Education Evaluation Packet, Bedford,
1980.
* (Editor) Project Business Student Manual, Junior Achievement,
1981.
* (Editor) Project Business Consultant's Manual, Junior
Achievement, 1981.
* (Editor) Project Business Consultant's Binder, Junior
Achievement, 1981.
* Real Life Math, Grade 3, two books, McGraw, 1981.
* Real Life Math, Grade 4, two books, McGraw, 1981.
* Real Life Math, Grade 5, two books, McGraw, 1981.
* Real Life Math, Grade 6, two books, McGraw, 1981.
* (And editor) Elementary Science, Grade 5, Heath, 1981.
* (Co-author) Elementary Science, Grade 6, Heath, 1981.
* Mathematics: Everyday Survival Skills, Hayes, 1981, revised
edition, 1989.
* Problem Solving, Grades 5-6, School Zone Publishing Co., 1981.
* (Co-author) The Childrens Book Market, Institute of Childrens
Literature, 1981.
* Improving Composition Skills--Nonfiction, Hayes, 1982.
* Improving Composition Skills--Fiction, Hayes, 1982.
* (Editor) Mathco, EDC-WEEA, University of Oklahoma, 1982.
* The People, North Carolina, Grade 4, Ginn, 1982.
* Gateways to Science, Grade 3, McGraw, 1983, teacher's edition,
1983.
* (Editor) Gateways to Science, Grade 5, McGraw, 1983.
* (Contributor) Glencoe English 3, Macmillan, 1984.
* Sounds of Science: Environmental Module, University of Oklahoma
Press, 1984.
* (Co-author) The Children's Magazine Market, Institute of
Childrens Literature, 1984.
* Children of All Lands, Hayes, revised edition, 1989.
* Indian, Hayes, revised edition, 1989.
* Pioneers, Hayes, revised edition, 1989.


* (Co-author) Elementary Science, Grades 3-6, Silver Burdett,
1991.

UNDER NAME RAY BROEKEL; OTHER

* (Translator) Max Velthuijs, The Painter and the Bird, Addison-
Wesley, 1975.
* The Great American Candy Bar Book, Houghton, 1982.
* The Chocolate Chronicles, Wallace-Homestead (Des Moines, IA),
1985.


Lenona.

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