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Mary Ann Kilner (née Maze; 1753–1831) was a prolific English writer of children's books in the late 18th century. The most famous was The Adventures of a Pincushion (c. 1780–1783). [ 1 ] Together, she and her sister-in-law, Dorothy Kilner , published over thirty books. [ 2 ]
January 26 – Mary Mapes Dodge, American children's writer (died 1907) February 16 – Nikolai Leskov, Russian novelist and playwright (died 1895) March 29 – Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr, English novelist and teacher (died 1919) April 9 – Clara Harrison Stranahan, American author and college founder (died 1905)
This is a list of classic children's books published no later than 2008 and still available in the English language. [1] [2] [3] Books specifically for children existed by the 17th century. Before that, books were written mainly for adults – although some later became popular with children.
Board books, picture books, novels, chapter books — and even a cookbook and experiment-filled science book — made the list. One more thing: Since kids like to imitate adults, make sure they ...
Children of the Soil: A Story of Scandinavia is a children's novel by Nora Burglon, published by Doubleday, Doran & Co. in 1932 with illustrations by Edgar Parin D'Aulaire. Set in Sweden in the early 1900s, it tells the story of a poor family whose ability and hard work brings them success. [ 1 ]
The Golden Book Encyclopedia is a set of children's encyclopedias published by Western Printing and Lithographing Company under the name Golden Press. [1] Advertised with circulars in newspapers , the encyclopedias were sent out in weekly or bi-weekly installments.
Books about or featuring the environment as a prominent theme have proliferated especially since the middle of the twentieth century. The rise of environmental science , which has encouraged interdisciplinary approaches to studying the environment, and the environmental movement , which has increased public and political awareness of humanity's ...
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