James Cross Giblin

Author of George Washington: A Picture Book Biography

Includes the names: James Giblin, James C. Giblin, James Cross Giblin

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George Washington: A Picture Book Biography 220 copies, 2 reviews
The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone 135 copies, 5 reviews
The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin 133 copies, 3 reviews
When Plague Strikes 102 copies, 4 reviews
Thomas Jefferson: A Picture Book Biography 82 copies, 3 reviews
Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth 77 copies, 4 reviews
Secrets Of The Sphinx (Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for… 71 copies, 7 reviews
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler 69 copies, 4 reviews
Many Rides Of Paul Revere 49 copies, 5 reviews
Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags: The Story of the Fourth of July Symbols 44 copies
The Truth About Unicorns 42 copies, 5 reviews
From Hand to Mouth Or, How We Invented Knives, Forks, Spoons, and… 34 copies, 3 reviews
The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy 30 copies, 1 review
The Boy Who Saved Cleveland 28 copies, 1 review

The Mystery of the Mammoth Bones and How It Was Solved 24 copies, 1 review

Let There Be Light: A Book About Windows 21 copies

Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero 20 copies

Chimney Sweeps Yesterday and Today 16 copies

Did Fleming Rescue Churchill?: A Research Puzzle 16 copies, 2 reviews

The truth about Santa Claus 13 copies

Be Seated: A Book About Chairs 11 copies, 1 review

The Giblin Guide to Writing Children's Books, Fourth Edition 8 copies, 1 review

Walls: Defenses Throughout History 8 copies

MEAN OLD UNCLE JACK CL 7 copies

Edith Wilson: The Woman Who Ran the United States (Women of Our Time) 6 copies

The Century That Was: Reflections on the Last One Hundred Years 5 copies

GREATEST PICNIC IN WORLD CL 4 copies

The Dwarf, the Giant, and the Unicorn: A Tale of King Arthur 4 copies

PERFECT FATHERS DAY CL 2 copies

Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors (Follow-Up To: What's… 2 copies

SUCH NICE KIDS CL 2 copies

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Painesville, Ohio, USA

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Women of Our Time

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ALA Notable Children's Book

NCSS Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People

Golden Kite Award

ALA Best Books for Young Adults

A Horn Book Fanfare Best Book

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James Madison Book Award, 2008

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Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Eighth Edition, 2000 ; H.W. Wilson

Top 10 Biographies for Youth, 2008 ; Booklist

Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies

Middle And Junior High School Library Catalog, Eighth Edition, 2000 ; H.W. Wilson; United States

Kirkus Book Review Stars, 1990 ; United States

Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children, 2001 Honor Book

Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for PreK-Grade 6, Tenth Edition, 1993 ; National Council of Teachers of English; United States

Notable Children's Books, 1992

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominee

Booklist Top of the List Youth Nonfiction Winner

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Bunker Hill, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Washington, D.C., USA

Mount Vernon, Virginia, USA

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Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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