FREEDMAN, Russell (Bruce)

FREEDMAN, Russell (Bruce). American, b. 1929. Genres: Children's non-fiction. Career: Associated Press, San Francisco, CA, reporter and editor, 1953-56; J. Walter Thompson Co., NYC, publicity writer for TV, 1956-60; Columbia Encyclopedia, Columbia University Press, NYC, associate staff member, 1961-63; freelance writer, particularly for juveniles, 1961-; Crowell-Collier Educational Corp., NYC, editor, 1964-65; New School for Social Research, NYC, writing workshop instructor, 1969-86. Publications: NONFICTION FOR YOUNG ADULTS: Teenagers Who Made History, 1961; Two Thousand Years of Space Travel, 1963; Jules Verne, 1965; Thomas Alva Edison, 1966; Scouting with Baden-Powell, 1967; (with J.E. Morriss) How Animals Learn, 1969; (with J.E. Morriss) Animal Instincts, 1970; Animal Architects, 1971; (with J.E. Morriss) The Brains of Animals and Man, 1972; The First Days of Life, 1974; Growing Up Wild, 1975; Animal Fathers, 1976; Animal Games, 1976; Hanging On, 1977; How Birds Fly, 1977; Getting Born, 1978; How Animals Defend Their Young, 1978; Immigrant Kids, 1980; They Lived with the Dinosaurs, 1980; Tooth and Claw, 1980; Animal Superstars, 1981; Farm Babies, 1981; When Winter Comes, 1981; Can Bears Predict Earthquakes?, 1982; Killer Fish, 1982; Killer Snakes, 1982; Children of the Wild West, 1983; Dinosaurs and Their Young, 1983; Rattlesnakes, 1984; Cowboys of the Wild West, 1985; Sharks, 1985; Indian Chiefs, 1987; Lincoln: A Photobiography, 1987; Buffalo Hunt, 1988; Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1990; The Wright Brothers, 1991; An Indian Winter, 1992; Eleanor Roosevelt, 1993; Kids at Work, 1994; The Life and Death of Crazy Horse, 1996; Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille, 1997; Martha Graham, A Dancer's Life, 1998; Babe Didrickson Zaharias, 1999; Give Me Liberty, 2000; In the Days of the Vaqueros, 2001; Confucius: The Golden Rule, 2002. OTHER: Holiday House: The First Fifty Years (adult), 1985.