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

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. Her books include ''Discovering Dinosaur Babies'' (1991), ''The Dino Quiz Book'' (1995), and ''Before the Dinosaurs'' (1996). Schlein died of

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, at age 78, in 2004. The

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contains a collection of her writings, research material, correspondence, clippings, photographs, and slides.

Partial works

*''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

External links

Miriam Schlein's obituary
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'' * Miriam Schlein Papers. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. 1926 births 2004 deaths American children's writers Deaths from vasculitis People with vasculitis Writers from New York City 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women {{US-child-writer-stub