Barbara Garland Polikoff
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Although Barbara is a writer she began her career as a teacher at Von Steuben Public High School, Chicago, IL,in 1951. She also worked at the Chicago Natural History Museum, Chicago,as an associate editor of the museum bulletin,
Carl Sandburg Literary Award (Children`s Literature), Notable Book Citation, ALA.
Her mother’s secret | Her mother’s secret / | James Madison, 4th president of the United States / | Life’s a funny proposition, Horatio / | My parrot eats baked beans : | Riding the wind / | Why does the coquiÌ sing? / | With one bold act :