Gerald Andrews Hausman (born October 13, 1945) is a storyteller and award-winning

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of books about Native America, animals, mythology, and West Indian culture. Hausman has published over seventy books for both children and adults.

Biography

Born in

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, to engineer father Sidney Hausman and mother Dorothy "Little" Hausman, Gerald grew up in

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and

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before moving to

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for college. Hausman attended

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, where he obtained his B.A. in English Literature. After graduation, Hausman married Loretta "Lorry" Wright and moved to

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, where he taught creative writing and English at the Windsor Mountain School. The Hausmans, along with David Silverstein, founded The Bookstore Press, which published some of the first paperback books for children. These included such authors as Ruth Krauss,

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, Aram Saroyan and

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. In 1977, Gerald and Lorry moved to

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, where they lived for seventeen years, raising two daughters, Hannah and Mariah. During this time, Hausman worked as poetry teacher, editor, publisher and English teacher at Santa Fe Preparatory School in nearby Santa Fe, going on to found the Blue Harbour School of Creative Writing on the former estate of playwright

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. In addition, he worked as a poet in the schools in the city of

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. Starting with the 2002 publication ''The Boy From Nine Miles: The Early Life of Bob Marley'', Hausmann has collaborated on five books co-authored with Cedella Marley, the daughter of late musician

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. Hausman has performed readings and storytellings throughout the United States and Europe. He has also been a presenter for

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, Haunted History: Caribbean,

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, Miami Book Fair International and

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Awards

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Poetry Prize, 1965 for ''Quebec Poems'' *

American Folklore Society The American Folklore Society (AFS) is the US-based professional association for folklorists, with members from the US, Canada, and around the world, which aims to encourage research, aid in disseminating that research, promote the responsible ...

, Aesop Accolade Award (Children's Section), 1995 for ''Duppy Talk: West Indian Tales of Mystery and Magic'' *Notable Social Studies Book for Young people designation, Children's Book Council (CBC)/

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, 1996, and 1999, for ''Doctor Bird: Three Lookin' Up Tales from Jamaica'' *Pick of the Lists Selection, the

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(ABA), 1999, for ''Dogs of Myth: Tales from Around the World'' * Bank Street College of Education Best Book Selection, 2000, for ''Tom Cringle: Battle on the High Seas and Cats of Myth: Tales from around the World'' * Parents' Choice Award Silver Medal for NonFiction, designation, 2003 *

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Best Book for the Teen Age designation, 2004 for ''Escape from Botany Bay'' *

/ Children's Book Council, Best Book Designation, 2007, for ''A Mind With Wings''http://downloads.ncss.org/notable/notable2007.pdf *Midwest Book Awards Children's Picture Books, Illustration: Graphic, and Total Book Design, USA Today Best Books Award, Foreword IndieFab Book of the Year in Picture Books, Early Reader, 2013, for "The Otter, The Spotted Frog and the Great Flood: A Creek Indian Story."

Works

Fiction

* ''The Shivurrus Plant of Mopant'', Giligia Press, 1968 * ''New Marlboro Stage'', Giligia Press, 1968 & Bookstore Press, 1971 * ''Circle Meadow'', Bookstore Press, 1972 * ''The Boy with the Sun Tree Bow'', Berkshire Traveller, 1973 * ''Beth: The Little Girl of Pine Knoll'', Bookstore Press, 1974 * ''Sitting on the Blue-Eyed Bear: Navajo Myths & Legends'', Lawrence Hill, 1975 * ''Night Herding Song'',

Copper Canyon Press Copper Canyon Press is an independent, non-profit small press, founded in 1972 specializing exclusively in the publication of poetry. It is located in Port Townsend, Washington. Copper Canyon Press publishes new collections of poetry by both ...

, 1979 * ''The Day the White Whales Came to Bangor'', Cobblesmith Books, 1979 * ''No Witness'',

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, 1980 * ''Runners'', Sunstone Press, 1984 * ''Meditations with Animals'', Bear & Co., 1986 * ''Meditations with the Navajo'', Bear & Co., 1989 * ''Stargazer'', Lotus Press, 1989 * ''Turtle Dream'', Mariposa, 1991 * ''Turtle Island Alphabet'', St. Martin’s Press, 1992 * ''The Gift of the Gila Monster'',

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, 1993 * ''Ghost Walk'', Mariposa, 1993 * ''Tunkashila'', St. Martin’s Press, 1993 * ''Turtle Island ABC'',

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, 1994 * ''Duppy Talk'',

, 1994 * ''The Sun Horse'', Lotus Press, 1995 * ''Coyote Walks on Two Legs'', Philomel, 1995 * ''How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet'', HarperCollins, 1995 * ''Doctor Moledinky’s Castle'', Simon & Schuster, 1995 * ''Prayer to the Great Mystery'', St. Martin’s Press, 1995 * ''Eagle Boy'', HarperCollins, 1996 * ''Night Flight'', Philomel, 1996 * ''The Kebra Nagast'', St. Martin’s Press, 1997 * ''The Story of Blue Elk'', Clarion, 1998 * ''Doctor Bird'', Philomel, 1998 * ''The Coyote Bead'',

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, 1999 * ''Tom Cringle (Book One)'', illustrated by Tad Hills, Simon & Schuster, 2000 * ''Tom Cringle (Book Two)'', illustrated by Tad Hills, Simon & Schuster, 2001 * ''Castaways: Stories of Survival'', Greenwillow, 2003 * ''Ghost Walk: Native American Tales of the Spirit'', Irie Books, 2005 * ''Duppy Talk: West Indian Tales of Mystery & Magic'', Irie Books, 2007 * ''How Chipmunk Got Tiny Feet'', Irie Books, 2008 * ''Doctor Bird: Three lookin’ Up Tales from Jamaica'', Irie Books, 2008 * ''Time Swimmer'', Macmillan Caribbean, 2009 * ''The Image Taker: The Selected Stories and Photographs of Edward S. Curtis'', World Wisdom, 2009 * ''Mermaids, Manatees and Bimini Blind Snakes: My Life on a Barrier Island'', Irie Books, 2012 * ''Rastafarian Children of Solomon: The Legacy of the Kebra Nagast and the Path to Peace and Understanding'', Bear & Co./

Inner Traditions Interior may refer to: Arts and media * ''Interior'' (Degas) (also known as ''The Rape''), painting by Edgar Degas * ''Interior'' (play), 1895 play by Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck * ''The Interior'' (novel), by Lisa See * Interior de ...

, 2013 * ''The Otter, the Spotted Frog & The Great Flood: A Creek Indian Story'', Wisdom Tales Press, 2013 * ''Island Dreams: Selected Poems'', Longhouse Publishers, 2015 * ''Evil Chasing Way'', Speaking Volumes, 2017 * ''Hand Trembler'', Speaking Volumes, 2018 * ''Sungazer'', Speaking Volumes, 2018 * ''Little Miracles'', Stay Thirsty Media, 2019

Digital

* ''The American Storybag: A Collection of Tales'', Stay Thirsty Media, 2010 * ''Not Since Mark Twain'', Stay Thirsty Media, 2012 * ''Escape From Botany Bay: The True Story of Mary Bryant'', Irie Books, 2011 * ''Wilderness: The Story of Mountain Men John Colter and Hugh Glass'', Irie Books, 2011 * ''All Is Beautiful All Around Me: Navajo Ways and Ceremonial Stories'', Irie Books, 2011 * ''The Mythology of Cats: Feline Legend and Lore Through the Ages'', Irie Books, 2011 * ''The Mythology of Dogs: Canine Legend and Lore Through the Ages'', Irie Books, 2011 * ''The Forbidden Ride: An Icelandic Love Story'', Stay Thirsty Media, 2014 * ''The Evil Chasing Way'', Speaking Volumes, 2017 * ''Hand Trembler'', Speaking Volumes, 2018 * ''Sungazer'', Speaking Volumes, 2018

Collaborations with Loretta Hausman

* ''The Pancake Book'', Persea Books, 1975 * ''The Yogurt Book'', Persea Books, 1976 * ''The Mythology of Dogs'', St. Martin's Press, 1997 & Griffin paperback, 1998 * ''The Mythology of Cats'', St. Martin’s Press, 1998 & Berkeley paperback, 2000 * ''Dogs of Myth: Tales from Around the World'' (Illustrated by

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, 1999 * ''Cats of Myth'', Simon & Schuster, 2000 * ''The Metaphysical Cat'',

, 2001 * ''The Mythology of Horses'', Three Rivers/

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, 2003 * ''Escape From Botany Bay'',

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/ Scholastic, 2003 * ''Napoleon and Josephine'', Orchard/Scholastic, 2004 * ''Horses of Myth'',

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, 2005 * ''A Mind with Wings: The Story of Henry David Thoreau'',

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/Random House, 2006 * ''The Healing Horse'',

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, 2006

Other collaborations

* ''The Berkshire Anthology'' (with David Silverstein), Bookstore Press, 1972 * ''Wilderness'' (with

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, 1994 * ''African American Alphabet'' (with Kelvin Rodriques), St. Martin’s Press, 1996 * ''The Jacob Ladder'' (with Uton Hinds),

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, 2001 * ''The Boy From Nine Miles'', (with Cedella Marley), Hampton Roads, 2002 * ''56 Thoughts From 56 Hope Road'', (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2002 * ''The Jacob Ladder'' (with Uton Hinds), Scholastic, 2003 * ''60 Visions'' (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2005 * ''Three Little Birds'' (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books, 2006 * ''Floating Stone: 21 Thoughts of Kenji Miyazawa'',with Kenji Okuhira, Irie Books, 2012 * ''The Future Is The Beginning: The Words and Wisdom of Bob Marley'' (with Cedella Marley), Tuff Gong Books/Harmony, 2012 * ''Guns'', Edited by Gerald Hausman, Speaking Volumes, 2016

Audio

* ''Stargazer'', Sunset, 1991 * ''Turtle Island Alphabet'', Sunset, 1992 * ''Navajo Nights'', Sunset, 1993 * ''Native American Animal Stories'', Sunset, 1993 * ''The Turquoise Horse'', Irie Books, 2006 * ''Drum Talk'', Speaking Volumes, 2010 * ''Ghost Walk'', Speaking Volumes, 2010 * ''Native American Animal Stories'', Speaking Volumes, 2010 * ''Navajo Nights'', Speaking Volumes, 2010 * ''Stargazer'', Speaking Volumes, 2010 * ''The Turquoise Horse'', Speaking Volumes, 2010 * ''Wilderness'', Speaking Volumes, 2013 * ''Meditations With the Navajo'', Inner Traditions/ Bear & Co., 2019 * ''Rastafarian Children of Solomon'', Inner Traditions/Bear & Co., 2019

References

External links

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American Storybag
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hausman, Gerald Living people 1945 births American male writers Writers from Baltimore New Mexico Highlands University alumni Central Connecticut State University faculty American children's writers People from Tesuque, New Mexico