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Bruce Degen was born on 14 June, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York, USA, is an American writer. Discover Bruce Degen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 78 years old?
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78 years old |
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Gemini |
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14 June 1945 |
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14 June |
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Brooklyn, New York, USA |
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United States
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Bruce Degen Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Bruce Degen's Wife?
His wife is Christine
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Bruce Degen Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Bruce Degen worth at the age of 78 years old? Bruce Degen’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Bruce Degen's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Bruce Degen (born June 14, 1945) is an American illustrator and writer with over forty children's books to his credit.
He may be known best for illustrating The Magic School Bus, a picture book series written by Joanna Cole.
He has collaborated with writers Nancy White Carlstrom, on the Jesse Bear books, and Jane Yolen, on the Commander Toad series.
He has written and self-illustrated Jamberry, Daddy Is a Doodlebug, and Shirley's Wonderful Baby.
Degen was born and raised in Brooklyn.
His youth was marked by the contrast between urban New York City and the summertimes he spent in rural upstate New York, where he would pick wild berries.
He credits those experiences as the inspiration for Jamberry (1983):
"It was green. It was soft. You could walk around in bare feet, and we used to go out and pick lots of berries that grew wild. I always thought of the world as being particularly generous and joyful. And when I was searching my memories, trying to write a book for very young children about being joyful, that popped right up."
He attended elementary school in Brooklyn and went on to attend art schools in Manhattan, including LaGuardia High School and Cooper Union for his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
He then attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn where he obtained a Masters of Fine Arts degree with a major in printmaking and a minor in painting.
Degen lives in Connecticut with his wife, Christine Degen, and their two sons, Benjamin and Alexander Benjamin Degen is a painter.
Alex Degen writes and illustrates comic books.
Degen's working life has included designing advertisements, teaching art to students, teaching children's book illustration to adults, painting scenery for opera productions, and running a lithography studio in Israel.
He was encouraged by an elementary school teacher to become an illustrator, and pursue his primary love for art found in children’s books.
Humor is one of his key values, which he expressed by comparing children's illustration with the fine arts: "You don't see many people walking around a gallery are chuckling. And I realized that I wanted a chuckle."
Before creating the Magic School Bus series, he taught art and other subjects at Beach Channel High School in the Rockaway Park, Queens section of New York City, Edward R Murrow HS and at John Dewey High School in Brooklyn..
Bruce and Christine Degen contribute "Gifts to the Garden" for the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens.
They sit as appointed members of the Newtown, Connecticut, Hattertown Historic District Commission.
Credited authors are the writers of books illustrated by Degen.
