![]() The first volume of Children's Classics in Dramatic Form was published in 1908, intended as a textbook for school children, and later republished as Plays for the Home. Washington, Ambitious Boy Ben Franklin, Printer's Boy George Carver: Boy Scientist, and Clara Barton: Girl Nurse. Stevenson wrote titles including Booker T. Other authors were brought in, including Helen Monsell the books continued to sell well, and were translated and widely used in schools. ![]() Published by Indianapolis company Bobbs-Merrill, it was reprinted every year for the next four years. The series began in 1932 with Abraham Lincoln, concentrating on his boyhood with a mix of fact and fictional episodes, aimed at children aged 8–12. Childhood of Famous AmericansĬhildhood of Famous Americans was a series of biographies of famous Americans. ![]() She wrote over 400 children's books, her most famous being "Childhood of Famous Americans" and "Children's Classics in Dramatic Form." LifeĪs well as writing, she taught in Indianapolis Public Schools. Augusta Stevenson (1869–1976) was a writer of children's literature and a teacher. ![]()
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