BLAISDELL, Bob

BLAISDELL, Bob. (Robert). American, b. 1959. Genres: Children's fiction, Poetry, Education. Career: Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY, assistant professor. Publications: RETELLINGS; Robin Hood, 1994; Favorite Greek Myths, 1995; The Story of Hercules, 1997. ADAPTOR, ABRIDGED EDITIONS: F.H. Burnett, The Secret Garden, 1994; L.F. Baum, The Wizard of Oz, 1995; C. Collodi, The Adventures of Pinocchio, 1995; L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, 1995; K. Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, 1995; V. Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, 1995; D. Defoe, Robinson Crusoe, 1995; Burnett, A Little Princess, 1996; E.T.A. Hoffmann, The Story of the Nutcracker, 1996; R.L. Stevenson, Kidnapped, 1996; M. Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1996; Twain, The Prince and the Pauper, 1997; L.M. Alcott, Little Women, 1997; Alcott, Little Men, 1997; M.W. Shelley, Frankenstein, 1997; E.R. Burroughs, Tarzan, 1997; B. Stoker, Dracula, 1997; L. Carroll, Alice in Wonderland, 1998; J. Spyri, Heidi, 1998; Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1998; W. Scott, Ivanhoe, 1999. EDITOR: T. Hardy, Hardy's Selected Poems, 1995; D.H. Lawrence, Snake and Other Poems, 1999; Tolstoy as Teacher: Leo Tolstoy's Writings on Education, 1999; Great Speeches by Native Americans, 2000; Classic Tales and Fables for Children by Leo Tolstoy, 2001; Irish Verse: An Anthology, 2002; Poems of Faith, 2003. Contributor to periodicals. Address: 401 W 118th St No. 33, New York, NY 10027, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]