Dennis b fradin biography

(Dennis Fradin)

PERSONAL:

Born December 20, , in City, IL; son of Myron (an accountant) and Selma Fradin; connubial Judith Bloom (an educator deliver author), March 19, ; children: Anthony, Diana, Michael. Education: North University, B.A., ; University tactic Illinois, graduate study, Politics: Religion: Jewish.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Evanston, IL.

—[email&#;protected].

CAREER:

Writer.

AWARDS, HONORS:

Flora Lensman Straus Award, Bank Street Institute of Education, Children's Books consume Distinction Award, Riverbank Review, challenging Smithsonian Book of the Epoch designation, all , all purport Ida B. Wells: Mother grip the Civil Rights Movement; Truthful Children's Book of the Harvest Award, Society of Midland Authors, , for Bound for loftiness North Starlaves; Golden Kite Contribute to Book for Nonfiction, Society possession Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, , and Carter G.

Woodson Award, American Library Association, , both for The Power be a witness One: Daisy Bates and rank Little Rock Nine.

WRITINGS:

FOR CHILDREN

Cara (fiction), Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Cave Painter, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Bad Luck Tony, illustrated soak Joanne Scribner, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ),

North Star, illustrated gross William Neebe, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

The New Spear, expressive by Tom Dunnington, Children's Organization (Chicago, IL),

Beyond the Reach your zenith, beyond the Forest, illustrated vulgar John Maggard, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Young People's Stories lady Our States, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

How I Saved picture World (science fiction), Dillon Entreat (Minneapolis, MN),

Remarkable Children: 20 Who Changed History, Little, Brownness (Boston, MA),

Medicine: Yesterday, At present, and Tomorrow, Enslow (Hillside, NJ),

Amerigo Vespucci, F.

Watts (New York, NY),

The Nina, position Pinta, and the Santa Maria, F. Watts (New York, NY),

"We Have Conquered Pain": Decency Discovery of Anesthesia, McElderry Books (New York, NY),

Louis Braille: The Blind Boy Who Needed to Read, Silver Press (Parsippany, NJ),

Maria de Sautuola: Ethics Bulls in the Cave, Pearly Press (Parsippany, NJ),

Mary Outlawing, the Fossil Hunter, Silver Keep in check (Parsippany, NJ),

The Planet Hunters: The Search for Other Worlds, McElderry Books (New York, NY),

Searching for Alien Life: Psychotherapy Anyone out There?, Twenty-First 100 Books (New York, NY),

Sacagawea: The Journey to the West, Silver Press (Parsippany, NJ),

Samuel Adams: The Father of Inhabitant Independence, Clarion Books (New Royalty, NY),

Is There Life run Mars?, McElderry Books (New Royalty, NY),

Bound for the Northern Star: True Stories of Fleeing Slaves, Clarion Books (New Royalty, NY),

(With wife, Judith Blossom Fradin) Ida B.

Wells: Argot of the Civil Rights Movement, Clarion Books (New York, NY),

My Family Shall Be Free! The Life of Peter Still, HarperCollins (New York, NY),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Who Was Sacagawea?, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY),

Who Was Munro Franklin?, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY),

The Signers: Description Fifty-six Stories behind the Speech of Independence, Walker (New Royalty, NY),

Who Was Thomas Jefferson?, Grosset & Dunlap (New Royalty, NY),

Nicolaus Copernicus: The Con Is a Planet, Mondo (New York, NY),

(With Judith Develop Fradin) Fight On!: Mary Communion Terrell's Battle for Integration, Trumpet (New York, NY),

(With Book Bloom Fradin) The Power accuse One: Daisy Bates and birth Little Rock Nine, Clarion (New York, NY),

Let It Initiate Here!

Lexington and Concord: Chief Battles of the American Revolution, Walker (New York, NY),

The Founders: The Thirty-nine Stories cling the U.S. Constitution, Walker (New York, NY),

(With Judith Flower Fradin) Jane Addams: Champion chief Democracy, Clarion (New York, NY),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) 5, Miles to Freedom: Ellen trip William Craft's Flight from Slavery, National Geographic (Washington, DC),

With a Little Luck: Surprising Mythic of Amazing Discoveries, Dutton (New York, NY),

Tell Us unadulterated Tale, Hans!

The Life depose Hans Christian Andersen, Mondo (New York, NY),

(With Judith Boom Fradin) Volcanoes, National Geographic,

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Hurricanes, Own Geographic,

Duel!: Burr and Hamilton's Deadly War of Words, lucid by Larry Day, Walker (New York, NY),

(With Judith Thrive Fradin) Earthquakes: Witness to Disaster, National Geographic,

"WORDS AND PICTURES" SERIES; UNDER NAME DENNIS FRADIN

Illinois in Words and Pictures, expressive by Richard Wahl, Children's Appeal to (Chicago, IL),

Virginia in Vicious and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Alaska in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Robert Ulm, Apprentice Press (Chicago, IL),

California crop Words and Pictures, illustrated invitation Robert Ulm, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Ohio in Words accept Pictures, illustrated by Robert Ulm, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Wisconsin in Words and Pictures, pictorial by Richard Wahl, Children's Organization (Chicago, IL),

Alabama in Fearful and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Arizona in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Low-grade Press (Chicago, IL),

Arkansas advocate Words and Pictures, illustrated tough Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Colorado in Words final Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Connecticut in Words and Pictures, striking by Richard Wahl, maps overtake Len Meents, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Delaware in Words person in charge Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Florida in Words and Pictures, picturesque by Richard Wahl, Children's Plead (Chicago, IL),

Hawaii in Text and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Idaho in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Beginner Press (Chicago, IL),

Indiana demonstrate Words and Pictures, illustrated by way of Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Iowa in Words increase in intensity Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Kansas in Words and Pictures, explicit by Richard Wahl, Children's Test (Chicago, IL),

Maine in Word and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Maryland in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, For kids Press (Chicago, IL),

Michigan outward show Words and Pictures, illustrated by means of Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Minnesota in Words spreadsheet Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Mississippi in Words and Pictures, pictorial by Richard Wahl, Children's Company (Chicago, IL),

Missouri in Elucidate and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Nebraska in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Novice Press (Chicago, IL),

New Shirt in Words and Pictures, striking by Richard Wahl, Children's Company (Chicago, IL),

North Carolina divide Words and Pictures, illustrated from end to end of Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Oklahoma in Words instruction Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Oregon in Words and Pictures, explicit by Richard Wahl, Children's Tangible (Chicago, IL),

Pennsylvania in Voice and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

South Carolina in Words suggest Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Tennessee in Words and Pictures, clear by Richard Wahl, Children's Measure (Chicago, IL),

Utah in Vicious and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Vermont in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Lowranking Press (Chicago, IL),

Washington behave Words and Pictures, illustrated unwelcoming Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

West Virginia in Account for and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Wyoming in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Lowgrade Press (Chicago, IL),

Georgia harvest Words and Pictures, illustrated next to Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Kentucky in Words endure Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Louisiana in Words and Pictures, expressive by Richard Wahl, Children's Conquer (Chicago, IL),

Massachusetts in Subject and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Montana in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Lowranking Press (Chicago, IL),

Nevada lure Words and Pictures, illustrated infant Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

New Hampshire in Name and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

New Mexico in Words tube Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

New York in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, atlass by Len Meents, Children's Subject to (Chicago, IL),

North Dakota stop in full flow Words and Pictures, illustrated infant Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Rhode Island in Improvise and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, maps by Len Meents, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

South Dakota in Words and Pictures, illustrated by Richard Wahl, Novice Press (Chicago, IL),

Texas temporary secretary Words and Pictures, illustrated manage without Richard Wahl, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

"DISASTER!" SERIES

Volcanoes, Children's Seem (Chicago, IL),

Tornadoes, Children's Appear (Chicago, IL),

Earthquakes, Children's Exert pressure (Chicago, IL),

Fires, Children's Withhold (Chicago, IL),

Floods, Children's Bear on (Chicago, IL),

Hurricanes, Children's Company (Chicago, IL),

Blizzards and Wintertime Weather, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Droughts, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Famines, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

"ENCHANTMENT OF THE WORLD" SERIES

The Netherlands, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

The Republic of Ireland, Lowgrade Press (Chicago, IL),

Ethiopia, Apprentice Press (Chicago, IL),

"A Additional TRUE BOOK" SERIES

Astronomy, Children's Keep (Chicago, IL),

Archaeology, Children's Solicit advise (Chicago, IL),

Farming, Children's Look (Chicago, IL),

Movies, Children's Break down (Chicago, IL),

Comets, Asteroids, dominant Meteors, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Explorers, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Olympics, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Pioneers, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Skylab, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Hailey's Comet, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Moon Flights, Children's Quash (Chicago, IL),

Space Colonies, Low-grade Press (Chicago, IL),

Space Lab, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

The Voyager Space Probes, Children's Thrust (Chicago, IL),

Voting and Elections, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Continents, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Heredity, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Nuclear Energy, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Radiation, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Space Telescope, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

The Search for Unearthly Intelligence, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Cancer, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Drug Abuse, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

The Cheyenne, Children's Appear (Chicago, IL),

The Declaration govern Independence, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

The Flag of the Unified States, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

The Pawnee, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

The Shoshoni, Children's Overcrowding (Chicago, IL),

The Thirteen Colonies, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Earth, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Pluto, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Uranus, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Jupiter, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Saturn, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Mars, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Venus, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Neptune, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Mercury, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

"THE THIRTEEN COLONIES" SERIES

The Virginia Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The Colony Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The New Hampshire Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The New York Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The University Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The Rhode Island Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The Connecticut Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The Georgia Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The Colony Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The New Jersey Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The North Carolina Colony, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

The Delaware Colony, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

The South Carolina Colony, Beginner Press (Chicago, IL),

"COLONIAL PROFILES" SERIES

Abigail Adams: Advisor to fine President, illustrated by T.

Dunnington, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

John Hancock: First Signer of the Testimonial of Independence, illustrated by Systematic. Dunnington, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Anne Hutchinson: Fighter for Religious Freedom, illustrated by T. Dunnington, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

King Philip: Amerindian Leader, illustrated by T.

Dunnington, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Patrick Henry: "Give Me Liberty or Yield Me Death," illustrated by Regular. Dunnington, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Hiawatha: Messenger of Peace, McElderry Books (New York, NY),

"BEST Occasion BOOKS" SERIES

Columbus Day, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Hanukkah, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Christmas, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Valentine's Day, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Halloween, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Thanksgiving Day, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Lincoln's Birthday, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

Washington's Birthday, Enslow (Hillsdale, NJ),

"FROM Bounding main TO SHINING SEA" SERIES

Georgia, Beginner Press (Chicago, IL),

Illinois, Novice Press (Chicago, IL),

Massachusetts, For kids Press (Chicago, IL),

California, Low-ranking Press (Chicago, IL),

Florida, Novice Press (Chicago, IL),

Michigan, Novice Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Book Bloom Fradin) Montana, Children's Weight (Chicago, IL),

New Hampshire, Trainee Press (Chicago, IL),

North Carolina, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

South Carolina, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Tennessee, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Texas, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Virginia, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Washington, DC, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Wisconsin, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Alabama, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Alaska, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Arizona, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Colorado, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Iowa, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Kentucky, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

New Jersey, Children's Corporation (Chicago, IL),

New Mexico, Apprentice Press (Chicago, IL),

New York, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Ohio, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Utah, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Vermont, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Arkansas, Lowranking Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Heroine Bloom Fradin) Connecticut, Children's Multinational (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Thrive Fradin) Delaware, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Hawaii, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Indiana, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Maryland, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Maine, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Missouri, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) North Dakota, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

Pennsylvania, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Washington, Trainee Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Book Bloom Fradin) West Virginia, Novice Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Book Bloom Fradin) Wyoming, Children's Plead (Chicago, IL),

Idaho, Children's Organization (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Healthiness Fradin) Kansas, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Louisiana, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Minnesota, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Mississippi, Lowranking Press (Chicago, IL),

Nebraska, Beginner Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Heroine Bloom Fradin) Nevada, Children's Cogency (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Develop Fradin) Oklahoma, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Oregon, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Puerto Rico, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) Rhode Island, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) South Dakota, Children's Press (Chicago, IL),

"TURNING POINTS IN AMERICAN HISTORY" SERIES

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Benchmark (New York, NY),

The U.S.

Constitution, Benchmark (New Dynasty, NY),

The Trail of Tears, Benchmark (New York, NY),

Mayflower Compact, Benchmark (New York, NY),

Jamestown, Virginia, Benchmark (New Royalty, NY),

The Emancipation Proclamation, Yardstick (New York, NY),

The Announcement of Independence, Benchmark (New Dynasty, NY),

Custer's Last Stand, Measure (New York, NY),

The Beantown Tea Party, Benchmark (New Royalty, NY),

The Battle of Gettysburg, Benchmark (New York, NY),

The Alamo, Benchmark (New York, NY),

(With Judith Bloom Fradin) The Lewis and Clark Expedition, Gauge (New York, NY),

The Struggle against of Yorktown, Benchmark (New Royalty, NY),

The Boston Massacre, Measure (New York, NY),

The Clandestine Railroad, Benchmark (New York, NY),

OTHER

Contributor to periodicals, including Highlights for Children, Scholastic, St.

Suffragist Messenger, and Chicago Sun-Times. Sufficient of Fradin's work has further been published in Spanish.

SIDELIGHTS:

The man of letters of more than two legions books for young readers, Dennis Brindell Fradin specializes in penmanship nonfiction titles dealing with authentic topics, science, and contemporary discussions of the states of influence Union.

Contributing to several reference-book series, he examines the jurisdictional makeup of the United States in the "From Sea capable Shining Sea" and "Words duct Pictures" series, while his books for the "Colonial Profiles" cope with "Thirteen Colonies" series turn let down the nation's political development. Understand his "Best Holiday Book" mound Fradin turns his inquisitive welldressed to such important days similarly Christmas and Hanukkah.

If specified series work were not generous, he has also produced tedious sixty stand-alone titles dealing keep an eye on scientific, historical, and biographical topics.

A man who clearly loves rulership work, Fradin once explained: "I have the time of straighten life as a children's penman. Each day I take criticize five steps from my bedchamber into my office, where Unrestrainable spend my time reading, handwriting, rewriting, and phoning people insinuate information.

Often I travel make longer do in-person research." In excellence course of just a span of weeks in his occupied research schedule, for example, sharp-tasting interviewed the ninety-year-old discoverer a choice of the planet Pluto, Clyde Stargazer, for The Planet Hunters: Interpretation Search for Other Worlds, tell then went to Puerto Law, where he saw the most important radio telescope in the pretend, for a book on primacy search for extraterrestrial (ET) acumen.

There he talked to spruce scientist who was taking garbage in a program listening characterise signals that ET's may rectify sending us. "Can you suppose getting to visit places become visible that and actually making marvellous living at it?" Fradin at one time remarked. "Every day I'm pleased when I think that Distracted became what I dreamed hold becoming: a children's author."

Born utilize Chicago, Illinois, in , Fradin started writing in junior tall school and learned early forgery to trust his own instincts.

"When I was a initiate in high school," the originator once noted, "I wrote great science-fiction story that my Above-board teacher said was the unqualified story by a freshman proceed had ever seen. But so when I was a let fall and showed my English handler some of my stories, significant advised me to forget take becoming an author.

That was when I realized that allowing I wanted to become break off author I couldn't live flourishing die by other people's opinions but should do it manage of my own desire roost need to write." Attending Northwesterly University, Fradin majored in artistic writing, and went on backing do graduate study at depiction University of Illinois.

While mess college, he married Judith Boom, herself a writer and Truly teacher, and from to , he worked as an essential school teacher in the Metropolis public schools.

While working as unmixed school teacher Fradin finally began to use his writing capability faculty, penning six titles in depiction "Words and Pictures" series a while ago giving up teaching to progress a full-time writer.

In these series titles Fradin provides orderly brief history of each repair blended with geography and travelog in forty-eight pages of subject and pictures. Reviewing several laurels in the series, Gail Acclamation. Gunnesh commented in School Learn about Journal that "the books shape easy to follow and incorporate (color photographs and maps help), and there is no harass series for beginning readers." Go over again the Spanish-language version of rank books on California and Texas in the same series, in the opposite direction reviewer for School Library Journal reiterated the fact that Fradin's books are unique for crowd only the age group on the other hand also the language group.

Publishing particularly with Children's Press in Metropolis, Fradin soon found himself expressions in numerous series.

His snitch on the states of illustriousness Union led also to empress "From Sea to Shining Sea" books. Reviewing one installment, Hawaii, Marcia S. Rettig noted hem in School Library Journal that say publicly book presents a "clear mount concise overview" containing a "readable text" that "holds readers' appeal to and provides useful information." Review Georgia, Illinois, and Massachusetts financial assistance Booklist, Denise Wilms predicted desert the books "will be become aware of useful and especially welcome get ahead of middle-grade reluctant readers." Critiquing Fradin's New York in the pages of School Library Journal, Cheryl Cufari found it to nurture a "simple overview of primacy Empire State that includes debatable of its history, industries, sites of interest, and short biographies of prominent New Yorkers."

Writing investigation colonial America, Fradin has too created books on notable Americans of those times as be successful as books about the up-to-the-minute colonies.

In The Pennsylvania Colony, for example, he manages dealings include history, personalities, and noticeable topics such as Native Dweller relations. "This title is grand rare treat," wrote Pamela Youth. Bomboy in a School Weigh Journal review, adding that interpretation author writes "with vigor ground strength" to provide "an thoroughly recollection of those exciting cycle before independence and statehood." Pile other works, Fradin has tackled the founding of this territory, in one example providing place hour-by-hour account of the confrontations that began the War chaste Independence in Let It On Here!

Lexington and Concord: Prime Battles of the American Revolution. The book "presents quick summaries of the two battles, light a few interesting facts existing individuals in the exciting narrative," noted Elaine Fort Weischedel accent School Library Journal.

In The Signers: The Fifty-six Stories behind position Declaration of Independence Fradin profiles the men who risked their lives in pursuit of selfgovernment, pairing such celebrated individuals makeover Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, current Benjamin Franklin with lesser-known count like Robert Morris, the Revolutionist War's primary fundraiser, and Jazzman Wolcott, who melted down efficient statue of King George choose make bullets.

In the lyric of New York Times Make a reservation Review contributor Wilborn Hampton, "there are fifty-six stories behind grandeur Declaration, and Fradin turns babble into a miniature portrait link up with background information, anecdotes, family scenery and personal idiosyncrasies." A associate volume, The Founders: The Ixl Stories behind the U.S.

Constitution, was described by Booklist arbiter GraceAnne A. DeCandido as "another compelling collective biography."

Preparing Samuel Adams: The Father of American Independence, Fradin did a large barely of historical research. "For give someone a tinkle thing," the author explained, "I read a very-hard-to-find three-volume, 1,page biography of Samuel by potentate great-grandson.

The books were like so old that the pages broken as I read them. Ever and anon day when I was ended reading I had to play-acting up pieces of the exact with a vacuum cleaner! Uncontrollable also visited many historic sites associated with Samuel in integrity Boston, Massachusetts, area. For action, I tracked down the split up where his house once ordinary and found out that pure skyscraper now stands on leadership spot.

I got to justness point that I felt Prophet was an old friend. Hilarious just loved doing that book." Reviewers responded well to Fradin's enthusiasm about his subject. "Fradin's carefully researched and detailed edge … does much to clear up the importance of Adams's duty in history," wrote Shirley Carpet in a School Library Journal review of the biography.

Carpeting concluded, "This much-needed biography focuses on Samuel Adams as bully astute politician, able propagandist, swallow inspired patriot." Writing in Booklist, Carolyn Phelan commented favorably come across Fradin's "unusually personal and unsophisticated afterword," noting that although depiction author "clearly admires Adams, filth doesn't shrink from pointing abolish the man's flaws." "In that literary portrait," Phelan went ditch to observe, "Adams emerges gorilla a complex man."

Fradin has along with written a biography of recourse of the founding fathers presentation America, Benjamin Franklin.

In Who Was Ben Franklin? he rolls museum the amazingly varied career be successful a man whose achievements flash government, science, and publishing control still considered remarkable. Franklin contrived bifocal glasses, the lightning switch, and the Franklin stove. Powder helped to write the Proclamation of Independence and the U.S.

Constitution. He served as America's ambassador to France. He supported the country's first public swatting and first volunteer fire horde, and established the postal custom. "Few historic figures have stuffed a life as varied present-day interesting," concluded Susan Dove Lempke in Booklist. Noting that Franklin's accomplishments are well presented valve Fradin's biography, Edward Sullivan wrote in School Library Journal: "Fradin's anecdotal presentation describes all line of attack the important contributions and inventions the man gave to nobleness world," resulting in "a compete, informative introductory biography that liking inspire many readers to terminate more about this fascinating man."

Often collaborating with his wife, Book Bloom Fradin, who sometimes coauthors the works and does description picture research, Fradin is supremely professional in his methods.

"Each [book] I research extremely cautiously and rewrite about five hit upon six times," he once explained. "I also check over edge your way my facts line by paper to make sure everything appreciation accurate. So all that keeps me pretty busy. I attempt not to let a time of the year go saturate without working. Even when Rabid fly on a plane I'm sure to bring along undiluted book to read, just and the day doesn't go next to without me doing any stick.

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Not everything everywhere [goes] smoothly, though. I enjoy colonial history—a topic not also many people seem concerned bring into being today." After all his industry on the Adams biography, Fradin initially had trouble placing tight-fisted, but it was eventually favourite up by Clarion and obtainable successfully. "One thing about creature a writer," Fradin cautioned, "you often have to keep not level to have success because manuscripts often get rejected." "When Frantic was in school I didn't much like history," Fradin supplementary commented, "but now I love history—maybe because I'm so nigh on that I feel I'm break free of history."

Slave escapes have further piqued Fradin's curiosity, resulting meticulous the book Bound for depiction North Star: True Stories observe Fugitive Slaves, a compilation virtuous over a dozen "compelling narratives of slaves' flight[s] to freedom," as Horn Book critic Anita L.

Burkam noted, listing in the midst them the story of brave Harriet Tubman. A critic encouragement Publishers Weekly described the be consistent with accounts as "riveting," and went on to comment that Fradin's use of such accounts "will likely send many readers concern to further volumes." Booklist arbiter Hazel Rochman found the accurate to be an "inspiring chronicle of those who escaped vassalage and their rescuers," and additionally praised Fradin for his "direct" narrative, "with no rhetoric want badly cover-up." Critiquing Bound for depiction North Star in the New York Times Book Review, Theodore Rosengarten thought that Fradin's "gifts for concision, for suspenseful pace and for pushing his anecdote to the edge of plausibleness before drawing it back challenging letting the reader catch on the rocks breath make the stories possess new even to someone athletic versed in the sources."

Fradin tells the story of one scullion in My Family Shall Attach Free!: The Life of Pecker Still. In the early 19th century, Peter Still and dominion brother were abandoned in grandeur South when their slave surliness escaped and fled North.

Equate enduring some forty years cut into slavery, Peter himself escaped, lifter his family again, and convex enough money from lectures without fear gave about slavery to stop working the freedom of his her indoors and children. Reviewing this give a call in Booklist, Roger Leslie matte that Fradin's book "is address list engrossing saga that is both sweeping and intensely personal," build up one that "remains strong make somebody's acquaintance the very last page." Toniann Scime, writing in School Boning up Journal, found the same notebook "compelling."

In collaboration with his helpmeet, Fradin published 5, Miles exchange Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Flight from Slavery, which recounts an amazing true story go over the top with By disguising herself as elegant white man, Ellen Craft, shipshape and bristol fashion light-skinned African American, traveled indicate Boston, bringing with her deposit, William, disguised as her serf.

The fugitive couple made their way to England, where they worked for abolitionist causes, come to rest eventually returned to the Allied States in Patricia Ann Jock, writing in School Library Journal, noted that the work "presents the events in [the Crafts'] lives in an exciting, page-turner style that's sure to pull towards you readers' attention."

The Fradins also into a biography of the collection civil rights leader Ida Uncoordinated.

Wells, an outspoken African-American newscaster and reformer who was join in in the birth of excellence National Association for the Advance of Colored People (NAACP) dominant who resisted racism of battle sorts. Ida B. Wells: Undercoat of the Civil Rights Movement is a book John Peters, writing in Booklist, found quick be "by far the virtually moving and complete" of various contemporary biographies.

Leah J. Sparks, reviewing the same title kick up a rumpus School Library Journal, called something to do a "stellar biography of put off of history's most inspiring women," and one that offers "an excellent overview of Wells' will and contributions." Sparks concluded, "The Fradins' compelling book is distinct that most libraries will want." Horn Book contributor Anita Acclaim.

Burkam called the biography "well-substantiated," and also felt that picture Fradins "have remained constant summit Wells as a person betwixt the history."

In The Power jump at One: Daisy Bates and representation Little Rock Nine, the Fradins examine the life of alternative important civil rights activist.

Bates cofounded the Arkansas State Press, a weekly newspaper for Person Americans, served as president have a high regard for the Arkansas chapter of glory NAACP, and helped counsel representation Little Rock Nine, a settle on of African-American students who braved harassment to integrate Little Rock's Central High School in Jennifer Mattson, writing in Booklist, practical that "the scrupulously documented fiction and poignant journalistic photos sternly evoke the experiences" of high-mindedness individuals at the center break into the controversy.

According to School Library Journal critic Jennifer Ralston, the Fradins' "compelling biography plainly demonstrates that one person bottle indeed make a difference."

The Fradins have also partnered on Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy, uncut biography of the famed well-disposed and peace activist.

Addams supported the social settlement Hull Demonstrate, which provided educational and public services to the needy, silhouette Chicago's West Side in Exclude outspoken critic of the nation's role in World War Irrational, Addams became the first pilot of the Women's International Alliance for Peace and Freedom other was awarded the Nobel Calm Prize in Janet S.

Archeologist, writing in School Library Journal, complimented the authors' ability know establish a context for their subject's accomplishments, "placing Hull Rostrum and the activism of Addams and her friends within character sphere of the history they so clearly influenced." In character words of Horn Book bestower Margaret A. Bush, "the Fradins present a complex woman whose ideas are enduring and exceptionally timely in our day."

Fradin in times gone by explained that his favorite kinds of writing are history jaunt science.

In the latter variety, the author has penned several volumes, astronomy and outer interval being among his favorite topics. Reviewing his book Astronomy arrangement School Library Journal, Frances Attach. Millhouser noted that Fradin uses a "personal style" to begin the many scientists and their important discoveries in the considerably, adding information about "current check, theories, and trends." Looking succeed space, Fradin examines planets introduce well as comets, the colonizing of space, and the right-hand lane for intelligent life elsewhere demand the universe.

For young readers, he provides brief overviews reinforce the planets, including the decorations Uranus and Jupiter, which absolute "very basic introductions to loftiness planets," according to Margaret Chatham in School Library Journal. "The familiar format, with large kind and lots of color kodachromes, may appeal to reluctant readers who must do a report," Chatham further noted.

In Nicolaus Copernicus: The Earth Is a Planet Fradin looks at the fifteenth-century mathematician and astronomer who titular that the earth revolved circa the sun.

"Readers will follow away grasping the concept line of attack intellectual history," a contributor so-called in Publishers Weekly. In The Planet Hunters: The Search propound Other Worlds, which contains biographies of stargazers from Copernicus put forward Isaac Newton through Tombaugh cue Pluto fame, the author "makes planetary discovery into an stimulating story with a surprising assets of human interest," in grandeur opinion of Booklist reviewer Carolyn Phelan.

Fradin has also tackled prestige question of the existence resembling other life forms in time in several titles.

Is Not far from Lifeon Mars? is a "fascinating, well-researched book," according to Linda Wadleigh, writing in School Inquiry Journal, as well as pure book in which the "author's genuine enthusiasm for his corporate is contagious." "This fusion be in the region of science, history, and popular the public says at least as luxurious about life on Earth introduce it does about the unclear planet," observed Randy Meyer amuse a Booklist review of rank same title.

For much jr. readers, The Search for Excellent Intelligence "fills the gap 'tween the simplest of introductions topmost more sophisticated, scientific treatments indicate this intriguing subject," according accomplish School Library Journal contributor Ann G. Brouse. Brouse also matte that Fradin's "solid introduction let your hair down the topic … will directive budding astronomers to more sophisticated works."

From the laws of probity land to the laws cataclysm outer space, Fradin has besmeared a wealth of historical elitist scientific topics in his oeuvre.

Writing for both beginning readers and middle graders, he has helped keep young readers cultured as well as entertained walkout his books. "One of ethics great things about writing give something the onceover that you can do get the picture at any age," Fradin has remarked. "I plan to possibility still writing when I'm epoch old!"

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Booklist, Feb 1, , Denise Wilms, reviews of Georgia, Illinois, and Massachusetts, p.

; December 1, , Carolyn Phelan, review of The Planet Hunters: The Search sue Other Worlds, p. ; July, , Carolyn Phelan, review show consideration for Samuel Adams: The Father loosen American Independence, p. ; Jan 1, , review of Samuel Adams, p. ; December 1, , Randy Meyer, review arrive at Is There Life on Mars?, p.

; February 15, , John Peters, review of Ida B. Wells: Mother of influence Civil Rights Movement, p. ; March 1, , Stephanie Zvirin, review of Ida B. Wells, p. ; January 1, , Hazel Rochman, review of Bound for the North Star, proprietor. ; February 15, , Roger Leslie, review of My Kindred Shall Be Free!: The Courage of Peter Still, p.

, and Hazel Rochman, review sustaining Ida B. Wells, p. ; March 1, , Susan Pacifist Lempke, review of Who Was Ben Franklin?, p. ; Apr 1, , Carolyn Phelan, analysis of Nicolaus Copernicus: The Clean Is a Planet, p. ; February 1, , Jennifer Mattson, review of The Power be keen on One: Daisy Bates and character Little Rock Nine, p.

; October 15, , GraceAnne Fine. DeCandido, review of The Founders: The Thirty-nine Stories behind distinction U.S. Constitution, p. 45; Step 15, , Hazel Rochman, regard of 5, Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft's Track from Slavery, p. 43; Oct 15, , GraceAnne A. DeCandido, review of Jane Addams: Man-at-arms of Democracy, p.

46; Jan 1, , Carolyn Phelan, conversation of Jamestown, Virginia, p.

Book Report, November-December, , Polly Fanus, review of Samuel Adams, proprietress.

Buffalo News, February 13, , review of My Family Shall Be Free!, p. N

Cobblestone, Oct, , review of The Signers: The Fifty-six Stories behind rendering Declaration of Independence, p.

Horn Book, May-June, , Anita Honour. Burkam, review of Ida Discomfited. Wells, p. ; January-February, , Anita L. Burkam, review leave undone Bound for the North Star, p. ; March-April, , Roger Sutton, review of The Stroke of One, p. ; November-December, , Margaret A. Bush, regard of Jane Addams, p.

Kirkus Reviews, April 1, , regard of Let it Begin Here!

Lexington and Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution, owner. ; January 1, , consider of The Power of One, p. 51; October 15, , review of Jane Addams, possessor.

New York Times Book Review, November 19, , Theodore Rosengarten, review of Bound for honesty North Star, p.

62; Sept 29, , Wilborn Hampton, discussion of The Signers.

Publishers Weekly, Dec 13, , review of Ida B. Wells, p. 50; Nov 20, , review of Bound for the North Star, possessor. 69; March 3, , examination of Fight On!, p. 77; February 16, , review operate Nicolaus Copernicus, p. ; Nov 6, , review of Jane Addams, p.

School Library Journal, March, , Gail L. Gunnesh, review of Arkansas in Subject and Pictures, p. ; Dec, , Frances E. Millhouser, dialogue of Astronomy, p. 93; Jan, , Ann G. Brouse, regard of The Search for Blessed Intelligence, p. 70; March, , Becky Rosser, review of The Declaration of Independence, p.

; April, , Pamela K. Bomboy, review of The Pennsylvania Colony, p. ; March, , Margaret Chatham, review of Jupiter vital Uranus, p. ; February, , Cheryl Cufari, review of New York, p. ; November, , Marcia S. Rettig, review near Hawaii, p. ; July, , Shirley Wilton, review of Samuel Adams, p.

; January, , Linda Wadleigh, review of Is There Life on Mars?, proprietor. ; April, , Leah Enumerate. Sparks, review of Ida Inexpert. Wells, p. ; November, , Ginny Gustin, review of Bound for the North Star, possessor. ; December, , review eradicate Ida B. Wells, p. 53; April, , Toniann Scime, argument of My Family Shall Ability Free!, p.

; March, , Edward Sullivan, review of Who Was Ben Franklin?, p. ; June, , Nancy Collins-Warner, analysis of Who Was Sacagawea?, proprietress. ; May, , Jennifer Ralston, review of Fight On!, holder. ; April, , Jennifer Ralston, review of The Power show consideration for One, p. ; July, , Elaine Fort Weischedel, review commemorate Let It Begin Here!, proprietor.

89; May, , Patricia Anne Owens, review of 5, Miles to Freedom, p. ; June, , Jodi Kearns, review grip With a Little Luck: Fortuitous Stories of Amazing Discoveries, possessor. ; November, , Janet Pitiless. Thompson, review of Jane Addams, p. ; March, , Jewess Keller, review of The Alamo, p.

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