Dianne Moritz

Dianne Moritz

Biography

Dianne Moritz grew up in Des Moines, Iowa. Her family moved to Commack, Long Island, NY when she was in junior high school. She marveled when she saw the Atlantic ocean for the first time. During summer vacations took her brother, sister, and their little friends to the local town beaches almost every afternoon.

She attended The University of Iowa, graduating with a BA in elementary education and psychology. She taught grades K-3 in Los Angeles, then returned to Long Island to write books for children, finding inspiration in the wonders of the beaches there.

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