MCCALL, Edith

MCCALL, Edith. American, b. 1911. Genres: Children's fiction, Adult non-fiction, Children's non-fiction. Career: Teacher in elementary schs., Elmhurst, Illinois, 1930-35, and Western Springs, Illinois, 1943-47; Reading Consultant, La Grange, Illinois, 1947-55. Publications: The Button Family Adventures (12 books), 1953-58; (co-author) 30 elementary school textbooks, 1958-78; Log Fort Adventures, 1958; Steamboats to the West, 1959, 1980; Hunters Blaze the Trails, 1959, 1980; Explorers in a New World, 1960, 1980; Men on Iron Horses, 1960; Settlers on a Strange Shore, 1960, 1980; Wagons over the Mountains, 1961, 1980; Cumberland Gap and Trails West, 1961, 1980; Mail Riders: Paul Revere to Pony Express, 1961, 1980; Pioneers on Early Waterways, 1961, 1980; How We Get Our Mail, 1961; How Airplanes Help Us, 1961; How We Get Our Cloth, 1961; How We Get Our Clothing, 1961; Gold Rush Adventures, 1962, 1980; Pioneering on the Plains, 1962, 1980; Heroes of the Western Outposts, 1962, 1980; Pioneer Show Folk, 1963; Pirates and Privateers, 1963, 1980; Cowboys and Cattle Drives, 1964, 1980; Pioneer Traders, 1964, 1980; The Butternut Bill Books, 8 books, 1965-69; Forts in the Wilderness, 1968, 1980; English Village in the Ozarks, 1969, 1985; Stalwart Men of Early Texas, 1970, 1980; Conquering the Rivers: Henry Miller Shreve and the Navigation of America's Inland Waterways (history), 1984; Message from the Mountains, 1985, Mississippi Steamboat- man: The Story of Henry M. Shreve, 1985; Better Than a Brother, 1988; Biography of a River: The Living Mississippi, 1990; Sometimes We Dance Alone: Your Next Years Can Be Your Best Years, 1994; Abe and the Wild River, 1999. Address: 14 Monticello Dr NE, Albuquerque, NM 87123-9601, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]