Colleagues! I have a friend who is trying to track down an older book she read as a child (approx. 1983). Here is her description: I read a book from what I believe was a series of biographies. The book I read was about Harry Houdini and had, I believe, brown cover. The other books in the series all had covers of different colors. It's a long shot but does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks! Jen Hassell Adult Services Librarian Farmington Community Library
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@farmlib.org> wrote:
Colleagues!
I have a friend who is trying to track down an older book she read as a child (approx. 1983). Here is her description:
I read a book from what I believe was a series of biographies. The book I read was about Harry Houdini and had, I believe, brown cover. The other books in the series all had covers of different colors.
It's a long shot but does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks!
Jen Hassell Adult Services Librarian Farmington Community Library
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Maybe the Childhood of Famous Americans series? ________________________________ From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Kerry Fitzgerald <kfitzgerald@loutitlibrary.org> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 2:54 PM To: Jennifer Hassell Cc: michlib-l@lists.mcls.org 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@farmlib.org<mailto:Jennifer.Hassell@farmlib.org>> wrote: Colleagues! I have a friend who is trying to track down an older book she read as a child (approx. 1983). Here is her description: I read a book from what I believe was a series of biographies. The book I read was about Harry Houdini and had, I believe, brown cover. The other books in the series all had covers of different colors. It's a long shot but does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks! Jen Hassell Adult Services Librarian Farmington Community Library _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org<mailto:Michlib-l@mcls.org> http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l -- Kerry FitzGerald, Assistant Director Loutit District Library 407 Columbus Ave Grand Haven MI 49417 616.842.5560 x233
That's it! That's the series I was remembering. Hopefully, it's the series your patron was remembering, Jennifer. Looks like they've updated the covers. ;) On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Christine Abma <cabma@herrickdl.org> wrote:
Maybe the Childhood of Famous Americans series?
------------------------------ *From:* michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Kerry Fitzgerald <kfitzgerald@loutitlibrary.org> *Sent:* Monday, October 13, 2014 2:54 PM *To:* Jennifer Hassell *Cc:* michlib-l@lists.mcls.org *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@farmlib.org> wrote:
Colleagues!
I have a friend who is trying to track down an older book she read as a child (approx. 1983). Here is her description:
I read a book from what I believe was a series of biographies. The book I read was about Harry Houdini and had, I believe, brown cover. The other books in the series all had covers of different colors.
It's a long shot but does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks!
Jen Hassell Adult Services Librarian Farmington Community Library
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-- Kerry FitzGerald, Assistant Director Loutit District Library 407 Columbus Ave Grand Haven MI 49417 616.842.5560 x233
-- Kerry FitzGerald, Assistant Director Loutit District Library 407 Columbus Ave Grand Haven MI 49417 616.842.5560 x233
That was my thought too. -----Original Message----- From: Kerry Fitzgerald <kfitzgerald@loutitlibrary.org> To: Christine Abma <cabma@herrickdl.org> Cc: Jennifer Hassell <Jennifer.Hassell@farmlib.org>; michlib-l@lists.mcls.org <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org> Sent: Mon, Oct 13, 2014 3:06 pm Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] series from th 1980's That's it! That's the series I was remembering. Hopefully, it's the series your patron was remembering, Jennifer. Looks like they've updated the covers. ;) On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Christine Abma <cabma@herrickdl.org> wrote: Maybe the Childhood of Famous Americans series? From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Kerry Fitzgerald <kfitzgerald@loutitlibrary.org> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 2:54 PM To: Jennifer Hassell Cc: michlib-l@lists.mcls.org 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@farmlib.org> wrote: Colleagues! I have a friend who is trying to track down an older book she read as a child (approx. 1983). Here is her description: I read a book from what I believe was a series of biographies. The book I read was about Harry Houdini and had, I believe, brown cover. The other books in the series all had covers of different colors. It's a long shot but does this sound familiar to anyone? Thanks! Jen Hassell Adult Services Librarian Farmington Community Library _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l -- Kerry FitzGerald, Assistant Director Loutit District Library 407 Columbus Ave Grand Haven MI 49417 616.842.5560 x233 -- Kerry FitzGerald, Assistant Director Loutit District Library 407 Columbus Ave Grand Haven MI 49417 616.842.5560 x233 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
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 ----- Original Message ----- Maybe the Childhood of Famous Americans series? From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Kerry Fitzgerald <kfitzgerald@loutitlibrary.org> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2014 2:54 PM To: Jennifer Hassell Cc: michlib-l@lists.mcls.org 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@farmlib.org > wrote: -- Kerry FitzGerald, Assistant Director Loutit District Library 407 Columbus Ave Grand Haven MI 49417 616.842.5560 x233 _______________________________________________ Michlib-l mailing list Michlib-l@mcls.org http://lists.mlcnet.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l
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