Please answer the following question: What key details about margaret hillert can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: margaret hillert -lrb- january 22 , 1920 -- october 11 , 2014 -rrb- was an american author , poet and educator . hillert , a life long resident of the state of michigan , was widely known for her children 's literature , having written over eighty books for beginning readers . she began writing poetry at a young age and published her first verses in 1961 . hillert was born in saginaw , michigan in 1920 . she was best known for her '' dear dragon '' series , which pairs tales of a young boy and his pet dragon with instructional notes , word lists , and activities to promote reading skills . by using limited vocabulary and repeating words , her books are aimed at helping beginning readers gain skills and confidence . hillert 's work has been illustrated by ed young , nan brooks , kelly oechsli , kinuko y. craft , and dick martin . hillert received a nursing degree from the university of michigan and a teaching degree from wayne state university . she taught first grade at whittier elementary in the royal oak public school district for 34 years . she died on october 11 , 2014 at the age of 94 .
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- period is 1969-2014- death date is 11 october 2014- genre is children 's literature- birth date is 22 january 1920- name is margaret hillert- occupation is teacher- death place is beverly hills , michigan- nationality is american- birth place is saginaw , michigan- alma mater is university of michigan