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childcraft the how why library
Childcraft is a multi-volume illustrated anthology for children, which originated in the late 1930s.
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Origin and description
The Childcraft series was originally created in the 1930s by W. F. Quarrie & Company, then publishers of the World Book encyclopedia. The series' title was Childcraft – The How and Why Library.
Childcraft was created as a sort of encyclopedia for young children. With simple texts and illustrations, the volumes were designed to make learning fun. Each volume addressed different subjects, including literature — such as short stories and poetry, including fairy tales and nursery rhymes — as well as mathematics and the sciences.
Starting out as seven volumes in the late 1930s, the series was re-issued in a new edition every few years, sometimes incorporating new volumes and re-arranging existing ones. It grew to 15 volumes in the 1950s, and remained there, though further changes were made in later editions.
The Childcraft set also added a separate, optional, special annual volume each year, starting in 1965. Some of these were later incorporated as regular volumes.
In addition, by the 1980s the series had broadened its reach to a dozen foreign language editions, with editions shipped to over 50 countries around the world.
Contents
The 15 volumes of Childcraft, published by World Book, Inc., currently consist of:
The 1973 edition consisted of the following:
1. Poems and Rhymes2. Stories and Fables3. Children Everywhere4. World and Space5. About Animals6. How Things Work7. How We Get Things8. What People Do9. Holidays and Customs10. Places to Know11. Make and Do12. Look and Learn13. Look Again14. About Me15. Guide for ParentsThe 1954 edition consisted of the following:
1. Poems of Early Childhood2. Storytelling and Other Poems3. Folk and Fairy Tales4. Animal Friends and Adventures5. Life in Many Lands6. Great Men and Famous Deeds7. Exploring the World Around Us8. Creative Play and Hobbies9. Science and Industry10. Art for Children11. Music for the Family12. You and Your Family13. Your Young Child14. Your Child Goes to School15. Your Child in Today's WorldThe following "Childcraft Annual" volumes were released.
1965. Places to Know1966. Look and Learn1967. Braving the Elements1968. Look Again1969. About Me1970. Children Everywhere1971. About Animals1972. The Green Kingdom1973. About Us1974. Animals in Danger1975. The Magic of Words1976. Prehistoric Animals1977. About Dogs1978. Mathemagic1979. Story of the Sea1980. The Indian Book1981. The Bug Book1982. The Puzzle Book1983. Feathered Friends1984. Great Myths and Legends1985. Conquest of the Sky1986. Mysteries and Fantasies1987. Dinosaurs1988. Stories of Freedom1989. World of Color/People to Know1990. How We Get Things1991. I Was Wondering1992. Pets and Other Animals1993. Inventors and Inventions1994. A Look Into Space1995. Our Amazing Bodies1996. Exploring the Ocean1997. Science, Science Everywhere1998. Friends in the Wild1999. The Fact Factory2000. World Adventure2001. Stories to Share2002. Secrets of the Past2003. Heroes and Helpers2004. Native North Americans2005. All About Birds2006. Tales of Mystery and the Unknown2007. Insects, Spiders, and Creepy Crawlers2008. Dogs, from Woofs to Wags2009. Tales Through Time2010. Brain Games2011. Code Red: Animals in Peril2012. Letters to Words2013. A Dream Takes Flight2014. The Secret Files of Professor L. Otto Funn