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Best in Children's Books Volume 40

Best in Children's Books Volume 40

With Dorothy in Oz, Roger & the Fox, Wishes, Page, Squire & Knight, Plants to Have Fun With, Master of All Masters, Fountain of Youth, Mr Murdle's Large Heart, Ulysses S. Grant, Prehistoric Animals of North America
Children's BooksFairy Tales
Pages
164
Published
1960
Language
English

Synopsis

Discover a delightful collection of stories and non-fiction pieces in this fortieth volume of 'Best in Children's Books.' Featuring beloved authors like L. Frank Baum and Margery Williams Bianco, alongside educational contributions from Millicent E. Selsam and Eva March Tappan, this anthology offers a rich variety of tales and knowledge. Young readers will find themselves transported to magical lands, learning about the natural world, and exploring historical events.

Prose complexity
1/10

Vibe

WhimsicalAdventurousInformativeHeartwarming

Genres

Children's Books Fairy Tales History Nature

Authors

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L. Frank Baum

Lyman Frank Baum was a US author, poet, playwright, actor, and independent filmmaker best known today as the creator - along with illustrator WW Denslow - of one of the most popular books in US children's literature, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. - [Wikipedia][1] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._Frank_Baum

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Margery Williams Bianco

Margery Williams Bianco was an English-American author, primarily of popular children's books. A professional writer since the age of nineteen, she achieved lasting fame at forty-one with the 1922 publication of the classic that is her best-known work, The Velveteen Rabbit.

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Millicent E. Selsam

Millicent Ellis Selsam was born in New York City on May 30, 1912. She became interested in biology during her high school years, and went on to study biology at Brooklyn College. She was then offered a fellowship teaching at Columbia University while completing an M.A. in botany. After she received her M.A., she taught high school science. In 1946 she left teaching to write science discovery books for children. Her first published book was Egg to Chick (1946), which started a science series of...