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Tillie Schloss Pine(4 March 1896 - 1999) was an American author of children's books in the 20th century.

Pine was born in Pultusk, in Poland, on 4 March 1896. She was the daughter of Louis and Rachel Schloss. After the family moved to New York City, she married Nat Pine in 1924.^[1][2]

Pine is recognized for her children’s science and multi-cultural books, primarily illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats, that saw printed editions spanning several decades and set in multiple languages. Most of her books follow a similar theme; describing traditional cultural processes and techniques and how they are in practice in contemporary sciences.^[3] Pine worked closely with fellow author Joseph Levine in producing her works. Pine, Keats, and Levine were all of Jewish background.^[4]

Pine died in 1999 at age 102.

Select Bibliography

The Incas Knew by Tillie S. Pine and Joseph Levine. Artwork by Ann Grifalconi

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  The Indians Knew (First published in 1957, Whittlesey House, New York)


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  The Pilgrims Knew (Whittlesey House, New York, 1957)


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  Simple machines and how we use them (first published in 1965, Whittlesey House, New York)


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  Magnets and how to use them (first published in 1958, Whittlesey House, New York)


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  The Eskimos Knew (first published in 1962, Whittlesey House, New York)


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  The Chinese Knew (first published in 1958, Whittlesey House, New York)


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  Measurements and how we use them (McGraw-Hill, 1974)


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  Gravity all around (Whittlesey House, New York, 1963)


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  The Egyptians Knew (McGraw-Hill, 1964)


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  The Incas Knew (McGraw-Hill, 1968)


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  The Africans Knew (McGraw-Hill, 1967)


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  Friction all around (first published in 1960, Whittlesey House, New York)


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  The Maya Knew (McGraw-Hill, 1971)


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  Water all around (first published in 1959, Whittlesey House, New York)


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  Energy all around (McGraw-Hill, 1975)


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  Rocks and how we use them (McGraw-Hill, 1967)


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  Scientists and their discoveries (first published in 1978, McGraw-Hill)


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  Air all around (first published in 1960, Whittlesey House, New York)


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  The Polynesians Knew (first published in 1974, McGraw-Hill)


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  Sounds all around (first published in 1958, Whittlesey House, New York)

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