Jesse Stuart, an author who has written poems, stories, and novels about Appalachia since the early 1930s, is interviewed in this first of a series focusing on outstanding Appalachians who have contributed to the Appalachian Region and to the nation as a whole. (NQ)

A brief biography of Robert Lawson, author and illustrator of many children's books. (MM)

Five "senior" authors of well-loved children's books share their pasts, presents and futures. (Editor)

Items listed in this bibliography of biographical materials on writers and poets were selected from the holdings of the Arkansas University library. Organized by geographic region, citations include encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, bibliographies, and directories on British, American and English speaking, European, French, German, Austrian,…

Author described his late father's contributions to education and especially his father's impact on the thousands of students he helped train to become teachers. (Author/RK)

Constance Reid, a well-known author of books on mathematics and mathematicians, is interviewed at her home in San Francisco in July, 1979. She discusses her studies of the lives of Hilbert, Courant and other mathematicians. (MP)

Excerpts from a recent interview with Netherlands author Annie M. G. Schmidt describe her background and her career as a writer of poems and stories for young children. The interviewer notes that few of Schmidt's works have been translated into English and that their lack of exchange is a persistent difficulty in the field of children's…

Discusses the men of science and literature in England who comprise the so-called Visible College referring to their popularity as well as their concern with the social relations of science. Begins with C. P. Snow's attack on scientists as being men with a different mentality from those of the humanities. (Author/RK)

Designed to fill a gap in reference collections, this work indexes a total of 17,686 biographical sketches of 10,000 different children's authors and illustrators appearing in 26 biographical dictionaries and other reference sources. Each entry indicates the author's name and dates of birth and death (as listed in the publications indexed) plus a…

This biographical dictionary contains over 200 entries on Greek and Roman rhetoricians. The compilation omits persons who were exclusively performers or composers unless they were also theorists, critics, authors of treatises or textbooks, or teachers of speech. Bibliographical notes are attached to particular biographies rarely and only for…

Presents a profile of Myra Cohn Livingston who was best known as a children's poet and anthologist and also known for her teaching and mentoring of students and fellow writers through classes, lectures, and professional writings. Provides suggestions for extension ideas honoring the life and work of Livingston. Includes an annotated bibliography…

This is the first volume of a semiannual children's literature review reference series, each volume of which will present criticism of about 40 authors and will include excerpts from more than 45 books and from various issues of about 35 periodicals. A short paragraph following each author listing identifies the author by nationality, principal…

Presents the biography of Clarence C. Birchard, a music and textbook publisher, who published The Laurel Song Book, which was instrumental in introducing children to contemporary American music. Outlines the variety of contributions Birchard made toward music development. (RK)

John Burroughs (1837-1921) did more than anyone else in his time, through his books and magazine articles, to create an interest in the natural sciences and outdoor life. When asked how to teach children to love nature, he replied, "Do not try to teach them at all. Just turn them loose in the country and trust to luck." (Author/KM)