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Childcraft, poems of early childhood by childcraft. They were sold along with the world book encyclopedia set, which my parents also bought and i also read avidly. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Each child craft book set focuses on a different topic of interest to children. Sep 26, 2014 old poster from world book encyclopedia or childcraft. In 1954, field overhauled childcraft and published the first new series with a total of fifteen volumes. Each team member is dedicated to producing accurate and unbiased information by utilizing contemporary technological tools and following traditional practices. My family owned a set of childcraft books when i was growing up. Oh my god the childcraft books were my childhood right now theyre buried in my garage somewhere but i cant seem to find them.
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