Patricia Lauber facts for kids
Patricia Lauber Frost (born February 5, 1924, died March 12, 2010) was a famous American writer. She wrote more than 100 books for children. Many of her books were about science and nature.
She won a special award called the Newbery Honor. This was for her book Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of St. Helens. Besides writing, she also worked as an editor for science magazines and encyclopedias.
Early Life and Education
Patricia Lauber was born in New York City on February 5, 1924. When she was about four years old, her family moved to Connecticut. Patricia loved to write stories from a young age. She started writing soon after she learned how to read.
She went to Wellesley College and studied English. She graduated from college in 1945.
Working as an Editor
After college, Patricia Lauber worked for different magazines. She wrote for Look magazine from 1945 to 1946. Later, she worked for Scholastic Magazine.
From 1956 to 1959, she was the first editor-in-chief for Science World. This was a science magazine made for high school students. She also worked as a chief editor for The New Book of Knowledge. This was an encyclopedia for young people, and she focused on science and math topics from 1961 to 1967.
Writing Books for Kids
Patricia Lauber started writing non-fiction books for children in 1954. Her first book was called Magic Up Your Sleeve. She wrote many books about science, geography, and animals.
Some of her books taught kids about famous scientists like Galileo Galilei and Louis Pasteur. She also wrote about places like the Everglades and animals like whales.
In 1955, she also wrote a fiction book for children. It was about her own dog and was called Clarence the TV Dog. She wrote four more books about Clarence later on.
Awards and Legacy
Patricia Lauber received an award in 1983. It was the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award. She won it for all her great non-fiction books for children.
In 1987, she received a Newbery Honor award. This was for her book Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of Mount St. Helens. This book explained the eruption of Mount St. Helens and how nature healed afterward.
Throughout her life, Patricia Lauber wrote more than 125 books for children. She was married to Russell Frost III. Patricia Lauber passed away on March 12, 2010, in New Canaan, Connecticut.
