[Michlib-l] series from the 1980's

[Mary Hanson]

I read a lot of them in the late 50's.  The ones I saw were hardcovers—turquoise.  I got in trouble for reading them, too.  We were only supposed read the books in our individual class rooms, but I discovered a stash of them in the teachers workroom.  I would sneak in and climb up the shelves to reach the books.  Someone caught most every time, but apparently I didn't care.  I read three shelves worth.

Mary Hanson, M.S.L., A.H.I.P.
Saint Mary's Health Sciences Library
200 Jefferson Ave SE
Grand Rapids, MI  49503


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From: michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org [mailto:michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org] On Behalf Of Sally D. Arrivee
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 3:35 PM
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Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] series from th 1980's

Childhood of Famous Americans series is from the late 1950's and 1960's.  I was a children's librarian in the early part of my career and remember when those books were moved from biography to fiction.  The versions I read had orange covers and the illustrations were done in black silhouettes.  They have updated the series and there is a volume on Harry Houdini that came out in 1969 and was reissued in 1991.

Sally Arrivee
Head Reference Librarian
Madison Heights Public Library
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Maybe the Childhood of Famous Americans series?



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From: michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org<mailto:michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org> <michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org<mailto:michlib-l-bounces at mcls.org>> on behalf of Kerry Fitzgerald <kfitzgerald at loutitlibrary.org<mailto:kfitzgerald at loutitlibrary.org>>
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To: Jennifer Hassell
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Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] series from th 1980's

I'm of the same vintage and I believe I read the same series of biographies for book reports -- probably in the 4th or 5th grade. These books were published circa the early 1960s (or maybe earlier) and featured b&w line drawings illustrating the person's life. The covers featured the same artwork, and the background color for each book jacket was a different color. I remember reading the book on Eleanor Roosevelt (blue/gray, I think) and the one on Abe Lincoln (tan). Amelia Earhart was also in the series.

Big help, right? I poked around with keyword searches in library catalogs, but of course these books are long gone from library shelves. No luck with the Amazon marketplace either.

On Sat, Oct 11, 2014 at 4:26 PM, Jennifer Hassell <Jennifer.Hassell at farmlib.org<mailto:Jennifer.Hassell at farmlib.org>> wrote:



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