Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars~Ellen MacGregor~Paul Galdone~1954~First Edition~7th Print~Good Condition~Free Shipping

Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars~Ellen MacGregor~Paul Galdone~1954~First Edition~7th Print~Good Condition~Free Shipping.

A nice copy. Tight binding. Clean pages. Cover wear with edge bumps. First blank page has a tear. See photos.

“Ellen MacGregor (May 15, 1906 – March 29, 1954) was an American children's writer. She is known best for the Miss Pickerell series of children's novels. Ellen MacGregor spent part of her career as a librarian. She worked in elementary schools of the Central Hawaii School district and as a cataloguer in the Hilo Library in Hawaii.

MacGregor began to write for publication in 1946. A story that she submitted at that time for a class at the Midwestern Writers Conference was later published as the book Tommy and the Telephone. The first appearance of Miss Pickerell, her famous and quirky major character, was in the short story "Swept Her into Space", published in Liberty during 1950. She expanded it to book length, published in 1951 as Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars, a science fiction novel for children. MacGregor's goal was to provide fantasy literature with correct (for the time) scientific facts that would appeal to children. Miss Pickerell was well received by critics, such as Virginia Kirkus, who wrote: "A lively novelty. Fact and fancy in a new venture for this age group." It was also released as the initial selection of the new Weekly Reader Children's Book Club. Three other Miss Pickerell adventures followed before MacGregor's early death.
Paul Galdone (June 2, 1907 – November 7, 1986) was an illustrator and writer known best for children's picture books.” - From Wikipedia

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