Rita Golden Gelman's Books

The true story of an ordinary woman living an extraordinary existence all over the world. “Gelman doesn’t just observe the cultures she visits, she participates in them, becoming emotionally involved in the people’s lives. This is an amazing travelogue.” —Booklist At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita Golden Gelman left an elegant life in L.A. to follow her dream of travelling the world, connecting with people in cultures all over the globe. In 1986, Rita sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces. She has observed orangutans in the rain forest of Borneo, visited trance healers and dens of black magic, and cooked with women on fires all over the world. Rita’s example encourages us all to dust off our dreams and rediscover the joy, the exuberance, and the hidden spirit that so many of us bury when we become adults.

A surprise gift turns out to be quite a problem.

Here is a doodler doodling. And here are her doodles. Here is a book starring twenty-one words, a blank piece of paper, and a train of thought. And you will be amazed. WOW!

Discusses what happens when the human body sustains various minor injuries and describes its reactions to them.

The author describes her experiences traveling through Nicaragua and the effects of the present conflict on the lives of the young people of this troubled country.

A pet store owner has many strange animals to pick from, but the pet a young boy finally decides on is a big surprise.

A rhyming text describes the different kinds of scientists, what they do, and the kind of people they are.

Thinking that the zoo animals look "as bored as bored could be", a boy takes them all home with him.

Millie the monkey wanted to fly.

Determined to learn how to fly, Minnie the monkey asks advice from birds, a ladybug, and a butterfly.

Explains how each of the senses provides the brain with different kinds of information about the surrounding world, and tells how they work

When various objects begin to disappear from the anthropologists' camp, two young boys decide to trap the thief.

Instructions for making 11 different boats from common items. When finished, each boat will float.

In 1987, Rita, newly divorced, set out to live her dream. She sold all her possessions and became a nomad. She wrote a book about her ongoing journey and, in 2001, insisted on putting her personal e-mail address in the last chapter—against all advice. It turned out to be a fortuitous decision. She has met thousands of readers, stayed in their homes, and sat around kitchen tables sharing stories and food and laughter. In this essay collection, Gelman includes her own further adventures, as well as those of writers and readers telling tales of the shared humanity they experienced in their travels. The stories are funny and sad, poignant and tender, familiar and bizarre. They will make you laugh and cry and maybe even send you off on your own adventure. Also included are fabulous international recipes such as vegetarian dolmades (stuffed grape leaves), chiles en nogada (stuffed poblano chiles topped with a white cream sauce with walnuts and a sprinkle of pomegranate seeds), and ho mok (an extraordinary fish-coconut custard from Thailand). Happy reading—and bon appétit, selamat makan, buen provecho!

Illustrations and brief text depict twelve giant sea creatures, some prehistoric and some modern.

A lonely mole's animal friends find his hole too dark and small for them, but in Ms. Mole he meets the perfect companion to share his life. Features rebuses throughout the text.

Follows the activities and adventures of a koala bear from birth until two years of age when he leaves his mother to look for a mate.

A young boy learns the joys of fishing from his Scottish uncle and a legendary fish, both named Uncle Hugh.

A pet store owner has many strange animals to pick from, but the pet a young boy finally decides on is a big surprise.

Discusses what happens when the human body sustains various minor injuries and describes its reactions to them.

Book's by Rita Golden Gelman

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