Callan, Jim 1951–

views updated

Callan, Jim 1951–

Personal

Born January 16, 1951, in Nyack, NY; son of John (a builder) and Viola (a homemaker) Callan; married Polly Corman (a psychotherapist), June 26, 1999. Education: Fordham University, B.A. (communications); New York University, M.A. (cinema). Politics: Democrat.

Addresses

Home and office—Nyack, NY. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Author; freelance writer and editor; previously worked as senior editor, McGraw-Hill.

Writings

NONFICTION

The New York Public Library Amazing Scientists: A Book of Answers for Kids, J. Wiley (New York, NY), 2001.

America in the 1930s ("Decades of American History" series), Facts on File (New York, NY), 2005.

America in the 1900s and 1910s ("Decades of American History" series), Facts on File (New York, NY), 2006.

America in the 1960s ("Decades of American History" series), Facts on File (New York, NY), 2006.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklist, January 1, 2006, Ilene Cooper, review of America in the 1930s, p. 77.

School Library Journal, August, 2006, John Peters, review of "Decades of American History" series, p. 70.

Voice of Youth Advocates, April, 2006, Stephanie Petruso, review of "Decades of American History" series, p. 82.

More From encyclopedia.com