Rivka Magen

Rivka Magen was born in Tel Aviv in 1934. She graduated in Biblical studies and Hebrew literature from Haifa University, taught in elementary and high schools, and served as a school inspector. Now a journalist and children`s author, she tours the country to talk to schoolchildren about literature. Magen has published nine books for children and won five prizes, including the Ashman Prize (1981) and the Ze`ev Prize (1998) for Should I Tell Mor?