Feder, Chris Welles

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FEDER, Chris Welles

FEDER, Chris Welles. American, b. 1938. Genres: Poetry, Education. Career: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Chicago, IL, Vienna, Austria, and NYC, foreign language editor, 1964-68; Ludi Education Inc., NYC, managing editor, 1968-73; freelance writer and textbook author, 1974-. Educational consultant; has helped develop elementary school texts in reading, language arts, and social studies; has developed materials to help illiterate adults achieve literacy. Publications: (with S. Margulies) Developing Everyday Reading Skills, 1988; (with S. Margulies) Century 21 Reading Program, 1989; (with G. Sesso) New York City Story, Then and Now (for children), 1991, rev. ed., 1999; Brain Quest (Grades 1-7), 1992, rev. ed., 1999; Brain Quest (Preschool), 1993, rev. ed., 1999; Brain Quest (Kindergarten), 1993, rev. ed., 1999; Brain Quest for Threes (Ages 3-4), 1994, rev. ed., 1999; My First Brain Quest (Ages 2-3), 1994, rev. ed., 1999; The Movie Director: Dramatic Monologues and Poems, 2002. Contributor to textbook series and literary anthologies for children. Contributor of poetry to literary magazines. Address: c/o Raines & Raines, 103 Kenyon Rd, Medusa, NY 12120, U.S.A.

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