Marc Henry Aronson (born October 19, 1950) is an American writer, editor, publisher, speaker, and historian. He has written history and biography nonfiction books for children and young adults, as well as nonfiction books for adults about teenage readers.
Biography
Marc Henry Aronson was born October 19, 1950, the son of the scenic designers Boris Aronson and Lisa Jalowetz Aronson. He is the grandson of rabbi Solomon Aronson, and of the musical conductor Heinrich Jalowetz.
As of June 2012 Aronson wrote a column for School Library Journal called "Consider the Source". As of September 2014 he writes an SLJ blog called "Nonfiction Matters".
In 2001, Aronson won the first Sibert Medal for nonfiction for Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado.
Aronson has a Ph.D. in American History from New York University.
Aronson is on the School of Library and Information Science faculty at Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Personal life
On September 14, 1997 Aronson married Marina Budhos. They have two sons and live in Maplewood, New Jersey.
Bibliography
Books for Middle-Grade Readers
- (with Scott Reynolds Nelson) AinâÂÂt Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the Real John Henry, National Geographic Children's Books, 2007
- (with HP Newquist) ', Feiwel & Friends, 2007
- (with John W. Glenn) The World Made New: Why the Age of Exploration Happened and How It Changed the World National Geographic Children's Books, 2007
- If Stones Could Speak: Unlocking the Secrets of Stonehenge, National Geographic Children's Books, 2010
- Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2011
- (with Dr. Lee R. Berger) The Skull in the Rock: How a Scientist, A Boy, and Google Earth Opened a New Window Into Human Origins National Geographic Children's Books, 2012
Books for Young Adults
- Art Attack: A Brief Cultural History of the Avant-Garde, Clarion Books, 1998
- Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado, Clarion Books, 2000
- John Winthrop, Oliver Cromwell, and the Land of Promise, Clarion Books, 2004
- The Real Revolution: The Global Story of American Independence, Clarion Books, 2005
- Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch Trials, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005
- Race: A History Beyond Black and White, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2007
- Robert F. Kennedy: Crusader, Viking Juvenile, 2007
- Bill Gates: Tycoon, Viking Juvenile, 2008
- Unsettled: The Problem of Loving Israel, Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2008
- Pick-Up-Game: A Full Day of Full Court (co-editor) Candlewick Press, 2011
- Master of Deceit: J. Edgar Hoover and America in the Age of Lies, Candlewick Press, 2012
- Rising Water: The Story of the Thai Cave Rescue (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2020)
Books for adults
- Exploding the Myths: The Truth About Teenagers and Reading, Scarecrow Press, 2001 (Studies in Young Adult Literature)
- Beyond the Pale: New Essays for a New Era, Scarecrow Press, 2003
- Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science, with Marina Budhos, Clarion Books, 2010
References
External links