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May Hill Arbuthnot

1884-08-27 - 1969-10-02

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

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  • Cover of: Time for poetry.

    First published in 1951 13 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition timeforpoetryrep0000arbu Cover of edition timeforpoetry00arburich Cover of edition timeforpoetry0000unse
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  • Cover of: Children and books.

    First published in 1947 11 editions in 2 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition childrenbooks0000unse Cover of edition childrenbooks0000arbu Cover of edition childrenbooks1972arbu
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  • Cover of: The Arbuthnot anthology of children's literature: single-volume edition of Time for poetry, Time for fairy tales and Time for true tales.

    First published in 1953 9 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition arbuthnotantholo0000arbu_h9y7 Cover of edition lccn_0673150001
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  • Cover of: Children's books too good to miss

    First published in 1948 8 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition isbn_9780829501841 Cover of edition jobevaluation0000inte Cover of edition childrensbooksto00arburich
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  • Cover of: More streets and roads

    First published in 1942 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition morestreetsroads00gray
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  • Cover of: 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.

    First published in 1952 5 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: People and Progress: New Basic readers

    First published in 1943 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Time for old magic

    First published in 1970 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: 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 ...

    First published in 1953 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1941 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Time for new magic

    First published in 1971 3 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: Children and Books

    First published in 1947 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Arbuthnot lectures, 1970-1979

    First published in 1979 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The new days and deeds

    First published in 1947 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: THE NEW FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. Basic Readers

    First published in 1952 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Time for True Tales and Almost True

    First published in 1961 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Children's books too good to miss

    First published in 1966 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Children and Books - Revised Edition

    First published in 1957 1 edition
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Subjects
Children's literature, Books and reading, Children, Children's stories, Readers, Bibliography, Collections, Fairy tales, Literature, Histoire et critique, History and criticism, Littérature de jeunesse, Readers (Elementary), Study and teaching, $2.95 0, American poetry, Best books, Biography, Books and reading for children, Catholic authors, Children's poetry, Children's poetry. [from old catalog], English poetry, Fantasy, Folklore
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Time
1870-1950, 1950-

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Alternative names

  • may arbuthnot
  • M.H. Arbuthnot
  • Arbuthnot
  • M. H. Arbuthnot
  • Mary Hill & Shelton L. Root Arbuthnot

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