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'''Miriam Schlein''' (June 6, 1926 – November 23, 2004) was an American author who wrote nearly 100 books (in 5 decades) that helped teach children about [[animal]]s and more obscure [[idea]]s such as [[space]] and [[time]]. Her books include ''Discovering Dinosaur Babies'' (1991), ''The Dino Quiz Book'' (1995), and ''Before the Dinosaurs'' (1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/33001.Miriam_Schlein|publisher=Goodreads.com|title=Miriam Schlein about this author|accessdate=2014-02-26}}</ref>
'''Miriam Schlein''' (June 6, 1926 – November 23, 2004) was an American author who wrote nearly 100 books (in 5 decades) that helped teach children about [[animal]]s and more obscure [[idea]]s such as [[space]] and [[time]]. Her books include ''Discovering Dinosaur Babies'' (1991), ''The Dino Quiz Book'' (1995), and ''Before the Dinosaurs'' (1996).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/33001.Miriam_Schlein|publisher=Goodreads.com|title=Miriam Schlein about this author|accessdate=2014-02-26}}</ref>


Schlein died of [[vasculitis]] in [[Manhattan, New York]], at age 78, in 2004. The [[Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library]] of [[Yale University]] contains a collection of her writings, research material, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and slides.<ref name=library.yale.edu>{{cite web|title=Overview|url=http://findingaids.library.yale.edu/HLTransformer/HLTransServlet?stylename=yul.ead2002.xhtml.xsl&pid=beinecke:schlein&query=Rights+and+Wrongs+Records&clear-stylesheet-cache=yes&hlon=yes&filter=fgs.collection:%22Beinecke+Library%22&hitPageStart=1|publisher=Yale University Library|accessdate=5 March 2014}}</ref>
Schlein died of [[vasculitis]] in [[Manhattan, New York]], at age 78, in 2004. The [[Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library]] of [[Yale University]] contains a collection of her writings, research material, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and slides.<ref name=library.yale.edu>{{cite web|title=Overview|url=http://findingaids.library.yale.edu/HLTransformer/HLTransServlet?stylename=yul.ead2002.xhtml.xsl&pid=beinecke:schlein&query=Rights+and+Wrongs+Records&clear-stylesheet-cache=yes&hlon=yes&filter=fgs.collection:%22Beinecke+Library%22&hitPageStart=1|publisher=Yale University Library|accessdate=5 March 2014}}</ref>


==Partial works==
==Partial works==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/02/arts/02schlein.html?_r=0 Miriam Schlein's obituary] @ ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [https://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/02/arts/02schlein.html?_r=0 Miriam Schlein's obituary] @ ''[[The New York Times]]''
* [[hdl:10079/fa/beinecke.schlein|Miriam Schlein Papers]]. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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[[Category:American women writers]]
[[Category:20th-century American women writers]]
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Latest revision as of 00:55, 2 May 2022

Miriam Schlein (June 6, 1926 – November 23, 2004) was an American author who wrote nearly 100 books (in 5 decades) that helped teach children about animals and more obscure ideas such as space and time. Her books include Discovering Dinosaur Babies (1991), The Dino Quiz Book (1995), and Before the Dinosaurs (1996).[1]

Schlein died of vasculitis in Manhattan, New York, at age 78, in 2004. The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Yale University contains a collection of her writings, research material, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and slides.[2]

Partial works

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  • When Will the World Be Mine? (1953)
  • The Bumblebee's Secret (1958)
  • Amuny, Boy of Old Egypt (1961) - Abelard-Schuman
  • Who? (1963) - Henry Z. Walck, Inc.
  • The Way Mothers Are (1963)
  • The Snake in the Carpool (1963)
  • What's Wrong With Being a Skunk? (1974)
  • I, Tut: The Boy Who Became Pharaoh (1979)
  • Lucky Porcupine (1980)
  • The Year of the Panda (1990)
  • Discovering Dinosaur Babies (1991)
  • I Sailed with Columbus (1991)
  • The Dino Quiz Book (1995)
  • The Puzzle of the Dinosaur-Bird: The Story of Archaeopteryx (1996)
  • What the Dinosaurs Saw (1998)
  • Hello, Hello! (2002)
  • Little Raccoon's Big Question (2004)

References

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  1. ^ "Miriam Schlein about this author". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 2014-02-26.
  2. ^ "Overview". Yale University Library. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
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