Miss Pickerell series
by Ellen MacGregor and Dora Pantell
Biographical Sketches
Dora Pantell was born Dora Fuchs
on December 25, 1915 in
The
"Miss Pickerell" series was begun by Ellen MacGregor, who died in 1954. Following her death, McGraw-Hill
searched unsuccessfully for someone to continue the series until 1964, when
they selected Ms. Pantell.
Scope and Content
The "Miss Pickerell" series recounts the comic adventures of a clever, eccentric old woman and her human and animal sidekicks. Often, these characters use their knowledge of science to deal with the challenges which confront them. Charles Geer has illustrated all of the Miss Pickerell books written by Dora Pantell.
Series titles authored by Ellen MacGregor alone
Miss
Pickerell Goes to Mars (1951)
Miss
Pickerell and the Geiger Counter (1953)
Miss
Pickerell Goes Undersea (1953)
Miss
Pickerell Goes to the
Series titles authored by Ellen MacGregor and Dora Pantell
Miss
Pickerell on the Moon (1965)
Miss
Pickerell Goes on a Dig (1966)
Miss
Pickerell Harvests the Sea (1968)
Miss
Pickerell and the Weather Satellite (1971)
Miss
Pickerell Meets Mr. H.U.M. (1974)
Miss
Pickerell Takes the Bull By the Horns (1976)
Miss
Pickerell to the Earthquake Rescue (1977)
Miss
Pickerell and the Supertanker (1978)
Miss
Pickerell Tackles the Energy Crisis (1980)
Miss
Pickerell on the Trail (1982)
Miss
Pickerell and the Blue Whale (1983)
Miss
Pickerell and the War of the Computers (1984)
Miss
Pickerell and the Lost World (1986)
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