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Harriet Ziefert

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North Bergen, New Jersey, The United States

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Children's Books

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Harriet Ziefert grew up in North Bergen, New Jersey, where she attended the local schools. She graduated from Smith College, then received a Masters degree in Education from New York University.

For many years, Ziefert was an elementary school teacher. She taught most grades from kindergarten to fifth grade. "I liked it," she said, but she stopped teaching when she had her own sons. When her children were older, Ziefert wanted "a bigger arena" for her work. She went to work at a publishing company, Scholastic in New York City, developing materials for teacher's guides for kindergarten language arts and social studies programs.

"About twelve years ago," says Ziefert in a 1995 interview, "I tried to get a job as an editor, but no one would hire...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 2,069 ratings · 582 reviews · 485 distinct works

	A New Coat for Anna (Dragonfly Books) 4.33 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1986 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Sleepy Dog (Step into Reading, Step 1) by Harriet Ziefert, Norman Gorbaty 3.63 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions	My rating:
	My Dog Thinks I'm a Genius by Harriet Ziefert, Barroux (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Snow Party by Harriet Ziefert, Mark Jones (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	One Red Apple by Harriet Ziefert, Karla Gudeon (Illustrator) 3.80 avg rating — 41 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	You And Me: We're Opposites by Harriet Ziefert, Ethan Long (Illustrator) 3.42 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Mighty Max by Harriet Ziefert, Elliot Kreloff (Illustrator) 3.17 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Lucy Rescued by Harriet Ziefert, Barroux (Illustrations) 3.56 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	By the Light of the Harvest Moon by Harriet Ziefert, Mark Jones (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.93 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	My Forever Dress by Harriet Ziefert, Liz Murphy (Illustrator) 3.53 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:

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