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The Furball Files (a short story) (Children's Book) was the most recently released book by Jan Adkins, on October 28th, 2024.

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Jan Adkins Stats: The most read book by Jan Adkins on Book Notification is How a House Happens, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is Machines in Our Garden, a Children's Book novel.

Below is a complete list of Jan Adkins books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
7
A Storm Without Rain in Time
1983
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2
8
Cookie
1988
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3
7
Deadline for Final Art
1990
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List of Children's Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top children's books are Bertha Takes a Drive, What If You Met a Pirate?, and What If You Met a Cowboy?.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
Small Garden, Big Surprise;
1974
Go
2
9
The Bakers
1975
Go
3
8
Heavy Equipment
1980
Go
4
7
Workboats
1985
Go
5
8
Machines in Our Garden
1995
Go
6
7
Bridges: From My Side to Yours
2002
Go
7
7
What If You Met a Pirate?
2003
Go
8
7
Solstice
2004
Go
9
7
What If You Met a Cowboy?
2013
Go
10
8
What If You Met a Knight?
2015
Go
11
9
Bertha Takes a Drive
2017
Go
12
8
The Furball Files
2024
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are How a House Happens, The Art and Industry of Sandcastles, and Moving Heavy Things.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
9
The Art and Industry of Sandcastles
1971
Go
2
8
The Craft of Making Wine
1971
Go
3
8
How a House Happens
1972
Go
4
9
Wooden Ship
1978
Go
5
8
Symbols, a Silent Language
1978
Go
6
7
Moving Heavy Things
1980
Go
7
8
The Wood Book
1980
Go
8
7
The Art and Ingenuity of the Woodstove
1980
Go
9
9
Letterbox: The Art & History of Letters
1980
Go
10
8
Inside: Seeing Beneath the Surface
1986
Go
11
8
Line: Tying It Up, Tying It Down
2004
Go
12
8
The Craft of Sail
2018
Go
13
7
Toolchest
2022
Go

List of Childhood of Famous Americans Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Childhood of Famous Americans books are Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier, John Adams: Young Revolutionary, and Amelia Earhart: Young Aviator.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Abraham Lincoln (By: Stevenson Augusta)
1932
Go
2
Tom Jefferson: Third President of the U.S. (By: Helen Albee Monsell)
1939
Go
3
George Washington (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1942
Go
4
Paul Revere: Boston Patriot (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1946
Go
5
Thomas Edison: Young Inventor (By: Sue Guthridge)
1947
Go
6
Abigail Adams: Girl of Colonial Days (By: Jean Brown Wagoner)
1949
Go
7
Wilbur and Orville Wright: Young Fliers (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1951
Go
8
Knute Rockne: Young Athlete (By: Guernsey Van Riper Jr.)
1952
Go
9
Will Clark: Boy Adventurer (By: Katharine Elliot Wilkie)
1953
Go
10
Teddy Roosevelt: Young Rough Rider (By: Edd Winfield Parks)
1953
Go
11
Susan B. Anthony: Champion of Women's Rights (By: Helen Albee Monsell)
1954
Go
12
Betsy Ross: Designer of Our Flag (By: Ann Weil)
1954
Go
13
Babe Ruth: One of Baseball's Greatest (By: Guernsey Van Riper Jr.)
1954
Go
14
Jim Thorpe: Olympic Champion (By: Guernsey Van Riper Jr.)
1956
Go
15
Sitting Bull: Dakota Boy (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1958
Go
16
Elizabeth Blackwell: Girl Doctor (By: Joanne Landers Henry)
1961
Go
17
Albert Einstein (By: Marie Hammontree)
1961
Go
18
Davy Crockett: Young Rifleman (By: Aileen Wells Parks)
1962
Go
19
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Young Man with a Dream (By: Dharathula H. Millender)
1969
Go
20
Dwight D. Eisenhower: Young Military Leader (By: George E. Stanley)
1970
Go
21
Ray Charles: Young Musician (By: Sloate)
1970
Go
22
John Muir: Young Naturalist (By: Montrew Dunham)
1975
Go
23
John Fitzgerald Kennedy: America's Youngest President (By: Lucy Post Frisbee)
1982
Go
24
Buffalo Bill: Frontier Daredevil (By: Augusta Stevenson)
1991
Go
25
Pocahontas: Young Peacemaker (By: Leslie Gourse)
1996
Go
26
Neil Armstrong: Young Flyer (By: Montrew Dunham)
1996
Go
27
Thurgood Marshall: Young Justice (By: Montrew Dunham)
1998
Go
28
Jackie Robinson (By: Herb Dunn)
1999
Go
29
Louisa May Alcott: Young Novelist (By: Beatrice Gormley)
1999
Go
30
Ronald Reagan: Young Leader (By: Montrew Dunham)
1999
Go
31
Joe DiMaggio: Young Sports Hero (By: Herb Dunn)
1999
Go
32
Amelia Earhart: Young Aviator (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2000
Go
33
Laura Ingalls Wilder: Young Pioneer (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2001
Go
34
7
John Adams: Young Revolutionary
2002
Go
35
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis: Friend of the Arts (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2002
Go
36
Althea Gibson: Young Tennis Player (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2005
Go
37
Crazy Horse: Young War Chief (By: George E. Stanley)
2005
Go
38
Marie Curie: Young Scientist (By: Beatrice Gormley)
2007
Go
39
Christopher Reeve: Young Actor (By: Kathleen V. Kudlinski)
2007
Go
40
George S. Patton: War Hero (By: George E. Stanley)
2007
Go
41
6
Milton Hershey: Young Chocolatier (By: M.M. Eboch)
2008
Go
42
Jesse Owens: Young Record Breaker (By: M.M. Eboch)
2008
Go
43
Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Hero (By: George E. Stanley)
2008
Go
44
Coretta Scott King: First Lady of Civil Rights (By: George E. Stanley)
2008
Go
45
Teddy Kennedy: Lion of the Senate (By: George E. Stanley)
2010
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List of DK Biography Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top DK Biography books are Thomas Edison, Ronald Reagan, and Mother Teresa.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Abraham Lincoln (By: Tanya Lee Stone)
2005
Go
2
George Washington (By: Lenny Hort)
2005
Go
3
Albert Einstein (By: Frieda Wishinsky)
2005
Go
4
Harry Houdini (By: Vicki Cobb)
2005
Go
5
Charles Darwin (By: DK)
2006
Go
6
Nelson Mandela (By: Lenny Hort)
2006
Go
7
Amelia Earhart (By: Tanya Lee Stone)
2007
Go
8
Pele (By: James Buckley Jr.)
2007
Go
9
Benjamin Franklin (By: DK)
2007
Go
10
Joan of Arc (By: Kathleen V. Kudlinski)
2008
Go
11
Marie Curie: A Photographic Story of a Life (By: Vicki Cobb)
2008
Go
12
Mother Teresa (By: DK, Maya Gold)
2008
Go
13
Laura Ingalls Wilder (By: DK)
2009
Go
14
Thomas Jefferson (By: DK)
2009
Go
15
7
Thomas Edison
2009
Go
16
Barack Obama (By: Stephen Krensky)
2009
Go
17
Ronald Reagan ( By: Michael Burgan)
2010
Go
18
Clara Barton (By: Stephen Krensky)
2011
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List of iNK Authors Read Aloud Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top iNK Authors Read Aloud books are GeoFizzikles, Ladies, and Barnstormers & Daredevils.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
People Interacting with Nature (By: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent)
2021
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2
Ladies (By: Cheryl Harness)
2021
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3
Barnstormers & Daredevils (By: Roxie Munro)
2021
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4
True Stories from Planet Earth (By: Sneed B. Collard III)
2021
Go
5
9
GeoFizzikles
2021
Go
6
Let’s Celebrate (By: Jim Whiting)
2021
Go
7
Challenges (By: Vicki Cobb)
2021
Go
8
Brave Children, Big Obstacles (By: Andrea Warren)
2021
Go
9
History’s Mysteries (By: Carla Killough McClafferty)
2021
Go
10
Forgotten Heroes & Struggles (By: Carole Boston Weatherford)
2021
Go
11
Animals in Action (By: Aline Alexander Newman)
2021
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List of Up Close Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top Up Close books are Jane Goodall, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Harper Lee.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Elvis Presley (By: Wilborn Hampton)
2007
Go
2
Rachel Carson (By: Ellen Levine)
2007
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3
Oprah Winfrey (By: Ilene Cooper)
2007
Go
4
8
Frank Lloyd Wright
2007
Go
5
Ella Fitzgerald (By: Tanya Lee Stone)
2008
Go
6
8
Jane Goodall (By: Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen)
2008
Go
7
Thurgood Marshall (By: Chris Crowe)
2008
Go
8
Ronald Reagan (By: James B. Sutherland)
2008
Go
9
W. E. B. Du Bois (By: Tonya Bolden)
2008
Go
10
Theodore Roosevelt (By: Michael L. Cooper)
2009
Go
11
Babe Ruth (By: Wilborn Hampton)
2009
Go
12
Harper Lee (By: Kerry Madden)
2009
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Jan Adkins

Jan Adkins has written 13 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1971 with the book The Art and Industry of Sandcastles. The most recently released was Toolchest which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Jan at this time.

Jan Adkins has also written the Children's Books series which has 12 books including Small Garden, Big Surprise; and The Bakers.

Jan Adkins: Awards & Accolades

Adkins' book, The Art and Industry of Sandcastles was nominated for the National Book Awards, Children's Literature, in 1972.

Related Authors

Fans of Jan Adkins also enjoy these authors:

  1. Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
  2. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
  3. Diana Gabaldon, author of the Outlander Series.
  4. Robin Hobb, author of the Farseer Series.
  5. Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.

Jan Adkins: F.A.Q

What was the first book Jan Adkins wrote?

The first book written by Jan Adkins was The Art and Industry of Sandcastles, published in 1971.

What was the most recent book Jan Adkins wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Furball Files (a short story) on October 28th, 2024.

What is the most popular book by Jan Adkins?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Jan Adkins book is How a House Happens. Here are their most popular books and their average ratings:
  1. How a House Happens (8.00)
  2. Machines in Our Garden (8.00)
  3. Frank Lloyd Wright (8.00)
  4. John Adams: Young Revolutionary (7.00)
  5. Bridges: From My Side to Yours (7.00)

Are there upcoming new books by Jan Adkins?

Jan Adkins does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Jan Adkins written?

Jan Adkins has written 32 books. 3 Standalone Novels, 12 books in the Children's Books, 13 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Childhood of Famous Americans Series, 1 book in the DK Biography Series, 1 book in the iNK Authors Read Aloud Series, 1 book in the Up Close Series.

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