Best Selling Books by Miriam Young

This first comprehensive bibliography of the life and work of colonial women helps to foster an historical understanding of the rights, privileges, and functions of women in today''s society. The Syllabus, containing 1082 items, is organized to provide an inclusive picture of the colonial woman in all aspects of her life and work. It includes references giving insight into home life with its manifold problems and dangers, the evolution of the colonial woman''s status as owned property to being an independent owner of property, the leadership she gave to the religious life of the colonies, the contributions she made to cultural life, her part in the developing political life, and the extent of her participation in economic life. The Bibliography contains 765 books 309 magazine articles, and eight pictorial publications. To facilitate the study of individual women of note, the List of 104 Outstanding Women includes references.

Convinced that Mrs. Matthews, the new neighbor, is a witch, twelve-year-old Jenny debates whether to expose her or exorcise her.

A child fantasizes about riding different kinds of dinosaurs.

Marcy discovered that the old stone house on the deserted farm nearby was haunted.

Three children disrupt the palace of a lonely king and completely change his life.

Miss Suzy, a little gray squirrel, lives happily in her tree until she is chased away by some red squirrels.

Miss Suzy loves her home dearly but then four orphan squirrels turn up that need love too.

Two little girls imagine the fun they will have playing make-believe games.

A boy imagines the things he would do if he had different kinds of horses.

Four little witches spend their days riding a toy shop mobile but at night all except the youngest practice witchcraft.

A teddy bear and his friend, the cat pajama bag, have many misadventures before they find an owner who appreciates them.

Due to family finances following her parents'' separation, Mitty McKenley moves from nineteenth-century San Francisco to her grandparents'' farm and then to the home of a very strict aunt.

Text of an address given February 11, 1960.

A small boy and girl have fun using their imaginations on a rainy day.

Explains how most everyday objects begin as a design on paper.

A little girl watches two caterpillars go through the process of becoming butterflies.

Scott and his little sister learn some of the rules of ice skating through trial and error. Includes questions and answers about the safety rules in a separate section.