Callan, Jim 1951–
Callan, Jim 1951–
Personal
Born January 16, 1951, in Nyack, NY; son of John (a builder) and Viola (a homemaker) Callan; married Polly Corman (a psychotherapist), June 26, 1999. Education: Fordham University, B.A. (communications); New York University, M.A. (cinema). Politics: Democrat.
Addresses
Home and office—Nyack, NY. E-mail—[email protected].
Career
Author; freelance writer and editor; previously worked as senior editor, McGraw-Hill.
Writings
NONFICTION
The New York Public Library Amazing Scientists: A Book of Answers for Kids, J. Wiley (New York, NY), 2001.
America in the 1930s ("Decades of American History" series), Facts on File (New York, NY), 2005.
America in the 1900s and 1910s ("Decades of American History" series), Facts on File (New York, NY), 2006.
America in the 1960s ("Decades of American History" series), Facts on File (New York, NY), 2006.
Biographical and Critical Sources
PERIODICALS
Booklist, January 1, 2006, Ilene Cooper, review of America in the 1930s, p. 77.
School Library Journal, August, 2006, John Peters, review of "Decades of American History" series, p. 70.
Voice of Youth Advocates, April, 2006, Stephanie Petruso, review of "Decades of American History" series, p. 82.