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Sep 8, 2010 · Juvenile Biographies of famous americans series 1950s or 1960s. Talk Book talk. Join LibraryThing to post. 1 Pyrrhic. Sep 8, 2010, 1:14 pm. Dear All: I read in about 1966 and '67, around when I was eight, a series of biographies of US figures such as Daniel Boone, etc.
- Charlotte’s Web by E.B. White.
- The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #1) by C.S. Lewis.
- The Cat in the Hat (The Cat in the Hat, #1) by Dr. Seuss.
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas! by Dr. Seuss.
Oct 15, 2012 · The best classic children's books from the 1950s, part of a series of the best children's books from the 20th century. Book lists feature 10 books from every decade of the last century. Not to be missed!
Oct 12, 2003 · Those “orange biographies” familiar to baby boomers across the country are actually a fictionalized series known as the Childhood of Famous Americans created by the Bobbs-Merrill Co. and...
May 25, 2011 · Published by Random House in the 1950s and 60s, these books were written by some of the best children’s authors of that time and specialists in their academic fields. There are almost 200 titles in the series comprised of biography, history, and social science topics.
Mar 5, 2020 · If you grew up in the 50s, these things will bring back some memories.
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Largely in response to demand from the educational marketplace, several publishers of children's books inaugurated major series of biographies in the 1940s and 1950s.
