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CHILDREN'S BOOKS BY RITA GOLDEN GELMAN Page 1 - Page 2 The following books are out-of-print. If you’re really intrigued with a book, you can always try a search.
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 A Koala Grows Up,
A Panda Grows Up,
A Monkey Grows Up
- (In Spanish, Una Monita Crece) - Non-fiction
books about the life cycles of these three animals, from mating parents, to the
births of the infants, through the difficulties of life, and the final maturity
of the babies who grow to look for their own mates.
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BODY DETECTIVES A Book About the Five Senses - A giant brain sits behind a big detective-desk, controlling how we experience the world through our senses. |
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Wet Cats - The same cats and mice are back, this time dumping water on each other. The Biggest Sandwich Ever - Funny and possessed to the point of absurdity, a little man bangs on a big pot and assembles, with the help of teams of people, cranes, tractors, dump trucks, and airplanes, The Biggest Sandwich Ever. Also in Spanish.Cats and Mice - These classic enemies torment each other, in verse. Splash! All About Baths - Why does the water go up when you get in? What causes a ring around the tub? The playfulness of the illustrations belies the serious science in the text. This was awarded the 1987 Best Science Book for Children by the American Institute of Physics. Pets for Sale - A kid visits a pet store and is introduced to some bizarre and wonderful creatures. One pet blows up balloons all day while another pops them so they don’t get in the way. There are pets that eat the foods you hate. And pets that slam doors. And take blame for the things you do. In the end, our visitor chooses a dog. Dawn to Dusk in the Galapagos Islands: Flightless Birds, Swimming Lizards, and Other Fascinating Creatures - Non-fiction about the animals of the Galapagos with fabulous photos. Hey Kid! - An unsuspecting kid is given a gift box that contains an amorphous creature who talks so much and sings so much that the kid is driven to give it away. Fabulous Animal Facts that Hardly Anybody Knows - The author sat in the animal section of the library reading through the shelves. Every time she found herself saying, "Wow! I didn’t know that!" she wrote it down. Favorite Riddles, Knock knocks, and Nonsense - Collected by a first grade class in Fairfield, CT. Great Moments in Sports - Memorable events in the various sports, from gymnastics to swimming to the team sports like football and baseball. Boats that Float - Craft projects for the bathtub using ordinary household items like styrofoam trays and milk cartons. (With Susan Kovacs Buxbaum.) Ouch! All About Cuts and Bruises -Non-fiction science about what happens in the body during common body injuries like cuts, black-and-blue marks, mosquito bites. This was written as an assurance to young children that most of what happens to them heals itself. The blood will stop flowing and the cut will heal. (With Susan Kovacs Buxbaum.) Body Noises - Sneezes, snores, cracking bones, coughs, burps, and, yes, farts. What are they and why do they happen? (Written with Susan Kovacs Buxbaum.) The Incredible Dinosaurs - Non-fiction bios of the various dinosaurs that roamed the earth. Dumb Joey - The author’s first book. About a group of kids in New York City who have nowhere to play. They figure out how to stay after school and use the playground, which works until they lock themselves in. Professor Coconut and the Thief - An absent-minded professor in Africa can’t figure out who is stealing his things. (Written with Joan Richter.) Uncle Hugh A Fishing Story - Uncle Hugh is a fish who won’t get caught . . . until he’s ready. A fly-fishing parable. (Written with Warner Friedman.) Monkeys and Apes of the World - Non-fiction about the differences between monkeys and apes, physically and behaviorally. Inside Nicaragua Young People’s Dreams and Fears - The author writes about her eight months in Nicaragua during 1987 while the Sandinista revolution was enduring the U.S. embargo and the contra bombings. Written for U.S. teenagers from the point-of-view of Nicaragua’s teenagers.
The following books, all out of print, are for third, fourth, and fifth graders Benji at Work and Benji takes a Dive in Marineland - Both books tell the story of how Benji, the movie dog, is trained by Frank Inn for the dog’s starring roles in the films. ESP and Other Strange Happenings - Stories culled from history, personal memoirs, and the records of the paranormal societies. In researching the book, the author was so intrigued with the material that couldn’t stop reading. She says the piles of books in her office were waist high. Mount St. Helens The Big Blast - A blow by blow account of the volcanic eruption that buried Mt. St. Helens and a close look at the after effects. UFO Encounters - A retelling of people’s tales of sightings, kidnappings, and unexplainable events. (Written with Marcia Seligson.) America’s Favorite Sports Stars - Short biographical pieces about various sports heroes in the late seventies, including O.J. Simpson and Mark Spitz. (Written with Steve Gelman.) Great Quarterbacks of Pro Football - More brief bios.
The next four books were part of a supplementary reading program for Macmillan’s text department: The Can - A concept book with no words. Comits A book of comic skits - Born at her daughter’s seventh birthday party, Comits are open-ended silly situations that the players have to complete. The Me I Am - A fifth grader’s attempt to find out who she really is. Fun City - A New York City classroom creates a dream city.
Which Way Books. A series of books where the reader chooses how the adventure develops by making choices at the end of the page. (Written with Nancy Austin under the pseudonym, R. G. Austin.) These are usually listed under Austin in the e-bookstores and they are all out-of-print. They are written at a fourth and fifth grade level. The Castle of No Return Vampires, Spies, and Alien Beings The Spell of the Black Raven Famous and Rich Lost in a Strange Land Curse of the Sunken Treasure Cosmic Encounters Creatures of the Dark Invasion of the Black Slime Trapped in the Black Box Poltergeists, Ghosts, and Psychic Encounters Islands of Terror
Secret Door Books. Also choice books, but these were written for second and third graders. The bad endings are not as grisly and the books are simpler and easier to read. (Written with Nancy Austin.) Wow! You Can Fly! Giants, Elves, and Scary Monsters The Haunted Castle The Secret Life of Toys The Visitors from Outer Space The Inch-High Kid The Magic Carpet Happy Birthday to You The Monster Family Brontosaurus Moves In The Enchanted Forest Crazy Computers
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