Childcraft

Childcraft is a multi-volume illustrated anthology for children, which originated in 1934.

Origin and description
The Childcraft series was originally created in 1934 by W. F. Quarrie & Company, then publishers of the World Book encyclopedia. The series' title was Childcraft – The How and Why Library.

Childcraft was created as a sort of encyclopedia for young children. With simple texts and illustrations, the volumes were designed to make learning fun. Each volume addressed different subjects, including literature — such as short stories and poetry, including fairy tales and nursery rhymes — as well as mathematics and the sciences.

Starting out as seven volumes in the late 1930s, the series was re-issued in a new edition every few years, sometimes incorporating new volumes and re-arranging existing ones. It grew to 15 volumes in the 1950s, and remained there, though further changes were made in later editions.

The Childcraft set also added a separate, optional, special annual volume each year, starting in 1965. Some of these were later incorporated as regular volumes.

In addition, by the 1980s the series had broadened its reach to a dozen foreign language editions, with editions shipped to over 50 countries around the world.

Contents
The 2011-2013 edition consists of the following 12 unnumbered volumes:


 * Art Around Us
 * The World of Animals
 * The World of Plants
 * Our Earth
 * Our Universe
 * How Does it Happen?
 * How Things Work
 * Shapes and Numbers
 * About You
 * Who We Are
 * See The World
 * Celebrate!

The 2000-2007 edition consists of the following 15 volumes:


 * 1) Poems and Rhymes - poetry
 * 2) Once Upon a Time- short stories and folk tales.
 * 3) Art Around Us
 * 4) The World of Animals
 * 5) The World of Plants
 * 6) Our Earth
 * 7) Our Universe
 * 8) How Does it Happen?
 * 9) How Things Work
 * 10) Shapes and Numbers
 * 11) About You
 * 12) Who We Are
 * 13) See The World
 * 14) Celebrate!
 * 15) Guide and Index

The 1985-1996 edition consists of the following:


 * 1) Once Upon a Time
 * 2) Time to Read (1982-1990) or Stories and Poems (1991-1995)
 * 3) Stories and Poems (1982-1990) or Time to Read (1991-1995)
 * 4) World and Space
 * 5) About Animals
 * 6) The Green Kingdom
 * 7) How Things Work (1982-1990) or Story of the Sea (1991-1995)
 * 8) About Us
 * 9) Holidays and Birthdays
 * 10) Places to Know
 * 11) Make and Do
 * 12) Look and Learn (1982-1990) or How Things Work (1991-1995)
 * 13) Mathemagic
 * 14) About Me
 * 15) Guide for Parents (1982-1990) or Guide to Childcraft (1991-1995)

The 1973-1982 edition consists of the following:


 * 1) Poems and Rhymes
 * 2) Stories and Fables
 * 3) Children Everywhere
 * 4) World and Space
 * 5) About Animals
 * 6) How Things Work
 * 7) How We Get Things
 * 8) What People Do
 * 9) Holidays and Customs
 * 10) Places to Know
 * 11) Make and Do
 * 12) Look and Learn
 * 13) Look Again
 * 14) About Me
 * 15) Guide for Parents

The 1954 edition consisted of the following:


 * 1) Poems of Early Childhood
 * 2) Storytelling and Other Poems
 * 3) Folk and Fairy Tales
 * 4) Animal Friends and Adventures
 * 5) Life in Many Lands
 * 6) Great Men and Famous Deeds
 * 7) Exploring the World Around Us
 * 8) Creative Play and Hobbies
 * 9) Science and Industry
 * 10) Art for Children
 * 11) Music for the Family
 * 12) You and Your Family
 * 13) Your Young Child
 * 14) Your Child Goes to School
 * 15) Your Child in Today's World

The following "Childcraft Annual" volumes were released.


 * 1965. Places to Know
 * 1966. Look and Learn
 * 1967. Braving the Elements
 * 1968. Look Again
 * 1969. About Me
 * 1970. Children Everywhere
 * 1971. About Animals
 * 1972. The Green Kingdom
 * 1973. About Us
 * 1974. Animals in Danger
 * 1975. The Magic of Words
 * 1976. Prehistoric Animals
 * 1977. About Dogs
 * 1978. Mathemagic
 * 1979. Story of the Sea
 * 1980. The Indian Book
 * 1981. The Bug Book
 * 1982. The Puzzle Book
 * 1983. Feathered Friends
 * 1984. Great Myths and Legends
 * 1985. Conquest of the Sky
 * 1986. Mysteries and Fantasies
 * 1987. Dinosaurs
 * 1988. Stories of Freedom
 * 1989. World of Color/People to Know
 * 1990. A Place to Live/How We Get Things
 * 1991. I Was Wondering
 * 1992. Pets and Other Animals
 * 1993. Inventors and Inventions
 * 1994. A Look Into Space
 * 1995. Our Amazing Bodies
 * 1996. Exploring the Ocean
 * 1997. Science, Science Everywhere
 * 1998. Friends in the Wild
 * 1999. The Fact Factory
 * 2000. World Adventure
 * 2001. Stories to Share
 * 2002. Secrets of the Past
 * 2003. Heroes and Helpers
 * 2004. Native North Americans
 * 2005. All About Birds
 * 2006. Tales of Mystery and the Unknown
 * 2007. Insects, Spiders, and Creepy Crawlers
 * 2008. Dogs, from Woofs to Wags
 * 2009. Tales Through Time
 * 2010. Brain Games
 * 2011. Code Red: Animals in Peril
 * 2012. Letters to Words
 * 2013. A Dream Takes Flight
 * 2014. The Secret Files of Professor L. Otto Funn
 * 2015. Dr. Mollie Cule Reboots the Robot
 * 2016. Dinosaurs Great & Small
 * 2017. MFF (Math Friends Forever)
 * 2018. Monster All Around
 * 2019. Where in the World Can I…
 * 2020. Animals at Work
 * 2021. Taste the World!
 * 2022. Out of This World