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May Hill Arbuthnot

May Hill Arbuthnot (August 27, 1884 – October 2, 1969) was an American educator, editor, writer, and critic who devoted her career to the awareness and importance of children's literature. Her efforts expanded and enriched the selection of books for children, libraries, and children's librarians alike. She was selected for American Libraries article “100 Most Important Leaders we had for the 20th Century”. source

American educator and writer (1884-1969)

Born	1884-08-27
Died	1969-10-02

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Time for poetry: a representative collection of poetry for children to be used in the classroom, home or camp; especially planned for college classes in Children's literature; with a special section entitled "Keeping poetry and children together"

by May Hill Arbuthnot
First published in 1951 — 13 editions
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Children and books.

by May Hill Arbuthnot
First published in 1947 — 11 editions
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The Arbuthnot anthology of children's literature

by May Hill Arbuthnot
First published in 1953 — 9 editions
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Children's books too good to miss

by May Hill Arbuthnot
First published in 1948 — 8 editions
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More streets and roads

by William S. Gray, May Hill Arbuthnot, A. Sterl Artley, and Marion Monroe
First published in 1942 — 6 editions
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Time for fairy tales old and new: a representative collection of folk tales, myths, epics, fables, and modern fanciful tales for children, to be used in the classroom, home, or camp; especially planned for college classes in children's literature; with a general introd., four section introductions, and headnotes for the individual stories.

by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1952 — 5 editions
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Time for old magic

by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1970 — 4 editions

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Time for true tales and almost true: a representative collection of realistic stories for children, to be used in the classroom, home, or camp. Especially planned for college classes in children's literature ...

by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1953 — 4 editions
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Streets and roads

by William S. Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1941 — 4 editions
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People and Progress: New Basic readers

by William S. Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot
First published in 1943 — 4 editions
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Time for new magic.

by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1971 — 3 editions

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by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1947 — 2 editions

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Children and Books

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The new days and deeds

by William S. Gray and May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1947 — 2 editions
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The Arbuthnot lectures, 1970-1979

by May Hill Arbuthnot and Zena Sutherland First published in 1979 — 2 editions
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Children's reading in the home.

by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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Time for biography.

by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1969 — 1 edition
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Time for stories of the past and present

by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1968 — 1 edition
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Time for Poetry

by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1974 — 1 edition

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Children's Books Too Good to Miss

by May Hill Arbuthnot First published in 1976 — 1 edition

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American educator and writer (1884-1969)

Born	1884-08-27
Died	1969-10-02

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OLID: OL1763385A
ISNI: 0000000120227040
Library of Congress Names: n79132029
VIAF: 25890995
Wikidata: Q6796513
Inventaire.io: wd:Q6796513

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M.H. Arbuthnot
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M. H. Arbuthnot
Mary Hill & Shelton L. Root Arbuthnot
Arbuthnot, May Hill

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