Russell Freedman

Russell Freedman

Russell Freedman was born in San Francisco, CA, United States on October 11th, 1929 and passed away at the age of 88 on March 16th, 2018.

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Russell Freedman Stats: The most read book by Russell Freedman on Book Notification is We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is The Voice That Challenged a Nation, a Non-Fiction book.

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

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top non-fiction books are We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler, The Voice That Challenged a Nation, and Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Teenagers Who Made History
1961
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2
Jules Verne: Portrait of a Prophet
1965
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3
How Animals Learn (With: James E. Morriss)
1969
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4
Animal Architects
1971
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5
The brains of animals and man
1972
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6
The first days of life
1974
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7
Growing Up Wild: How Young Animals Survive
1975
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8
Animal Games
1976
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9
Animal Fathers
1976
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10
Hanging on: How Animals Carry Their Young
1977
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11
How Birds Fly (With: Lorence F. Bjorklund)
1977
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12
Getting Born
1978
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13
How Animals Defend Their Young
1978
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14
Tooth And Claw: A Look At Animal Weapons
1980
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15
They Lived With The Dinosaurs
1980
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16
Immigrant Kids
1980
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17
Farm Babies
1981
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18
Animal Superstars: Biggest, Strongest, Fastest, Smartest
1981
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19
When Winter Comes
1981
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20
Can Bears Predict Earthquakes?: Unsolved Mysteries of Animal Behavior
1982
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21
Killer Fish
1982
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22
Killer Snakes
1982
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23
Children of the Wild West
1983
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24
Dinosaurs and Their Young
1983
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25
Rattlesnakes
1984
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26
Holiday House: The First Sixty-Five Years (With: Barbara Elleman)
1985
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27
Cowboys of the Wild West
1985
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28
Sharks
1985
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29
Indian Chiefs
1987
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30
8
Lincoln: A Photobiography
1987
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31
Buffalo Hunt
1988
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32
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
1990
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33
8
The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane
1991
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34
10
An Indian Winter (With: Karl Bodmer)
1992
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35
8
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
1993
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36
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor (With: Lewis Wickes Hine)
1994
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37
The Life and Death of Crazy Horse (With: Amos Bad Heart Bull)
1996
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38
Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille (With: Kate Kiesler)
1997
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39
Martha Graham: A Dancer's Life
1998
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40
Babe Didrikson Zaharias: The Making of a Champion
1999
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41
Give Me Liberty!: The Story of the Declaration of Independence
2000
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42
In the Days of the Vaqueros: America's First True Cowboys
2001
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43
6
Confucius: The Golden Rule (With: Frédéric Clément)
2002
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44
100 People Who Changed America
2004
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45
6
The Voice That Challenged a Nation
2004
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46
Children of the Great Depression
2005
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47
The Adventures of Marco Polo (With: Bagram Ibatoulline)
2006
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48
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott
2006
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49
Who Was First?: Discovering the Americas
2007
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50
Washington at Valley Forge
2008
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51
The War to End All Wars: World War I
2010
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52
Lafayette and the American Revolution
2010
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53
8
Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass: The Story Behind an American Friendship
2011
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54
The Boston Tea Party (With: Peter Malone)
2012
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55
Becoming Ben Franklin: How a Candle-Maker's Son Helped Light the Flame of Liberty
2013
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56
Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain
2013
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57
Because They Marched: The People's Campaign for Voting Rights That Changed America
2014
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58
10
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler
2016
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59
Vietnam: A History of the War
2016
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60
The Sinking of the Vasa: A Shipwreck of Titanic Proportions (With: William Low)
2018
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List of Orbis Pictus Award Books in Publication Order

Provides straightforward historical and scientific explanations of significant people and events.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In Defense of Liberty
2003
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2
The Man Who Made Time Travel (By: Kathryn Lasky)
2003
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3
York's Adventures with Lewis and Clark (By: Rhoda Blumberg)
2003
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4
Secrets Of The Sphinx (By: James Cross Giblin)
2004
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5
Spiders (By: Nic Bishop)
2007
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6
The Secret World of Walter Anderson (By: Hester Bass)
2009
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7
Mammoths and Mastodons (By: Cheryl Bardoe)
2010
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8
If Stones Could Speak (By: Marc Aronson)
2010
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9
Ballet for Martha (By: Jan Greenberg)
2010
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10
8
A Splash of Red (By: Jen Bryant)
2013
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11
10
The Family Romanov (By: Candace Fleming)
2014
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12
8
The Right Word (By: Jen Bryant)
2014
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Russell Freedman

Russell Freedman was born on October 11th, 1929. Russell passed away March 16th, 2018 at 88 years old. Russell Freedman was born in San Francisco, CA, United States.

Russell Freedman has written 60 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1961 with the book Teenagers Who Made History. The most recently released was The Sinking of the Vasa: A Shipwreck of Titanic Proportions which was released in 2018.

Russell Freedman also wrote the Orbis Pictus Award series which has 12 books including In Defense of Liberty and The Man Who Made Time Travel.

Russell Freedman: Awards & Accolades

Freedman's books have won multiple awards, Lincoln: A Photobiography won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Medal, in 1988. The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1992. Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 1994. The Voice That Challenged a Nation won the John Newbery Medal Awards, Newbery Honor, in 2005.

Freedman's book, We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler was nominated for the Kirkus Prize, Best Young Readers' Literature, in 2016.

Related Authors

Fans of Russell Freedman also enjoy these authors:

  1. Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
  2. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
  3. Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games Series.
  4. Kristin Hannah, author of: The Nightingale.
  5. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.

Russell Freedman: F.A.Q

When was Russell Freedman Born?

Russell Freedman was born on October 11th, 1929.

When did Russell Freedman die?

Russell Freedman died on March 16th, 2018 at 88 years old.

Where was Russell Freedman Born?

Russell Freedman was born in San Francisco, CA, United States.

What book awards has Russell Freedman won?

Lincoln: A Photobiography: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Medal (1988).
The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1992).
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (1994).
The Voice That Challenged a Nation: John Newbery Medal Awards Newbery Honor (2005).

What was the first book Russell Freedman wrote?

The first book written by Russell Freedman was Teenagers Who Made History, published in 1961.

What was the most recent book Russell Freedman wrote?

Their most recently released work was The Sinking of the Vasa: A Shipwreck of Titanic Proportions (a short story) on August 14th, 2018.

What is the most popular book by Russell Freedman?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Russell Freedman book is We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler. Here are their most popular books:
  1. We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler (10)
  2. The Voice That Challenged a Nation (6)
  3. Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery (8)
  4. The Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane (8)
  5. Lincoln: A Photobiography (8)

How many books has Russell Freedman written?

Russell Freedman has written 61 books. 60 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Orbis Pictus Award Series.

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