Mango, Karin N.

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MANGO, Karin N.

MANGO, Karin N. American (born Latvia), b. 1936. Genres: Children's fiction, Young adult fiction, Children's non-fiction, Local history/Rural topics, Medicine/Health, Biography. Career: Freelance writer, 1986-. George G. Harrap and Co. Ltd., London, assistant head of Education Dept., 1958-60; McGraw-Hill Book Co., NYC, education correspondent, 1960; R.R. Bowker Co., NYC, freelance copy ed. and proofreader, 1979-82; Suzanne Pathy Speak-Up Institute, NYC, staff writer, 1981-86; League for the Hard of Hearing, NYC, librarian, 1990-96; Advocates for Better Communication, librarian, 1996-. Publications: Cantering Through, 1951; The Children's Book of Russian Folktales, 1961; The Children's St. Francis, 1963; New York Holiday, 1971; Armor: Yesterday and Today, 1980; A Various Journey, 1983; Mapmaking, 1984; Somewhere Green, 1987; Codes, Ciphers and Other Secrets, 1988; Just for the Summer, 1990; Hearing Loss, 1991; Portrait of Miranda, 1993. EDITOR: M.V. Doggett, Long Island Printing: A Checklist of Imprints, 1979; Calendar of Manuscripts of the Revolutionary Period, 1980; (with P.B. Glick) Communication Access: Everyone's Right, 1995; A. Romoff, Hear Again: Return to Life with a Cochlear Implant, 2000; C.N. Roth, Coping with Emergencies When You Have a Hearing Loss, 2003. Contributor to books. Address: 83 Hillside Ave, Mount Kisco, NY 10549-1328, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]