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Uri Shulevitz, American author and illustrator (died 2025)
Uri Shulevitz was an American writer and illustrator of children's books. He won the 1969 Caldecott Medal for U.S. picture book illustration, recognizing The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship, an Eastern European fairy tale retold by Arthur Ransome in 1916. He created his first picture book, The Moon in My Room, in 1963.
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Uri Shulevitz was born in 1935. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1935 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.19 | $3.45/gal |
| Average home | $5,000 | $435,000 |
| Average income | $2,700 | $67,500 |
| Minimum wage | $0.25 | $7.25/hr (federal) |
| Movie ticket | $0.25 | $11.95 |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 127.3M | 341 million |
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