Frieda Wishinsky

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Frieda Wishinsky
Born (1948-07-14) July 14, 1948 (age 75)
Alma mater City College of New York (BA)
Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology (MSc)
OccupationAuthor
Years active1990present


Frieda Wishinsky (born July 14, 1948) is a German-born Canadian educator and author of children's books.

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The daughter of Polish-Jewish parents, she was born in Munich and grew up in Manhattan. She received a BA in International Relations from City College of New York and a MSc Special Education from Ferkauf Graduate School. She has taught special education for children and adults in the United States, Israel and Canada. She now lives in Toronto. [1] [2]

Wishinsky's first book was Oonga Boonga (1990). Her work has been translated into French, German, Hungarian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, Korean, Spanish and Catalan. [2] [3]

Selected work

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