David A. Adler
author of fiction and nonfiction books for young readers

Free Educator's Guide to the Picture Book Biographies by David A. Adler

Cam Jansen Teaching Guide by Dr. Donna L Knoell -- you may copy pages from the book for use in your classrooms -- available free.

Free teacher's guides to the Cam Jansen Mysteries and the Picture Book Biographies + additional materials

Young Cam Jansen and her friend Eric Shelton

25th Anniversary Special! Celebrate with Cam Jansen. Now available.

Read CAM JANSEN and the TRYCERATOPS POPS MYSTERY

Cam and Eric love to read.

Meet Young Cam Jansen and her best friend Eric Shelton

B. Franklin, Printer

Fraction Fun

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an easy-read biography

Davy Crockett

Checklist

BOOKS BY DAVID A. ADLER

Historical Fiction grades 4-10:
DON'T TALK TO ME ABOUT THE WAR, Viking, 2008.
The Cam Jansen Mystery Series (all published by Viking Press and Puffin Books)
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE MISSING COOKIE, 1996.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE DINOSAUR GAME, 1996.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE LOST TOOTH, 1997.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE ICE SKATE MYSTERY, 1998.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE BASEBALL MYSTERY, 1999.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE PIZZA SHOP MYSTERY,2000.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE LIBRARY MYSTERY,2001.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE DOUBLE BEACH MYSTERY,2002.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE ZOO NOTE MYSTERY, 2003.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE NEW GIRL MYSTERY, 2004.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN /SUBSTITUTE TEACHER MYSTERY, 2005.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN /SPOTTED CAT MYSTERY, 2006
YOUNG CAM JANSEN /LION'S LUNCH MYSTERY, 2007.
YOUNG CAM JANSEN / MOLLY SHOE MYSTERY, 2008.

CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN DIAMONDS,1980.
CAM JANSEN AND THE MYSTERY OF THE UFO, l980.
CAM JANSEN -MYSTERY OF THE DINOSAUR BONES,l98l.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY OF THE TELEVISION DOG,1981.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY OF THE GOLD COINS, 1982.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY OF THE BABE RUTH BASEBALL,1982.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY OF THE CIRCUS CLOWN,1983.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY OF THE MONSTER MOVIE, 1984.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY OF THE CARNIVAL PRIZE,1984.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY AT THE MONKEY HOUSE,1985.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY OF THE STOLEN CORN POPPER,1986.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY OF FLIGHT FIFTY-FOUR,1989.
CAM JANSEN--MYSTERY AT THE HAUNTED HOUSE,1992.
CAM JANSEN--CHOCOLATE FUDGE MYSTERY, 1993.
CAM JANSEN--TRICERATOPS POPS MYSTERY, 1995.
CAM JANSEN AND THE GHOSTLY MYSTERY,1996.
CAM JANSEN AND THE SCARY SNAKE MYSTERY,1997.
CAM JANSEN AND THE CATNAPPING MYSTERY,1998.
CAM JANSEN AND THE BARKING TREASURE MYSTERY,1999.
CAM JANSEN AND THE BIRTHDAY MYSTERY, 2000.
CAM JANSEN AND THE SCHOOL PLAY MYSTERY, 2001.
CAM JANSEN /FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL MYSTERY, 2002.
CAM JANSEN /TENNIS TROPHY MYSTERY, 2003.
CAM JANSEN /SNOWY DAY MYSTERY,2004.
CAM JANSEN /VALENTINE BABY MYSTERY, 2005.
CAM JANSEN /SECRET SERVICE MYSTERY, 2006.
CAM JANSEN /MYSTERY WRITER MYSTERY, 2007.
CAM JANSEN /GREEN SCHOOL MYSTERY, 2008.

The Jeffrey Bones Mysteries (All published by Viking Press)
BONES AND THE BIG YELLOW MYSTERY, 2004.
BONES AND THE DOG GONE MYSTERY, 2004.
BONES AND THE CUPCAKE MYSTERY, 2005.
BONES AND THE DINOSAUR MYSTERY, 2005.
BONES AND THE BIRTHDAY MYSTERY, 2007.
BONES AND THE MATH TEST MYSTERY, 2008.
BONES AND THE ROLLER COASTER MYSTERY, 2009.

The Andy Russell Series:
THE MANY TROUBLES OF ANDY RUSSELL, Harcourt, 1998.
ANDY AND TAMIKA, Harcourt, 1999.
SCHOOL TROUBLE FOR ANDY RUSSELL, Harcourt, 1999.
PARACHUTING HAMSTERS AND ANDY RUSSELL, Harcourt, 2000.
ANDY RUSSELL, NOT WANTED BY THE POLICE, Harcourt, 2001.
IT�S A BABY, ANDY RUSSELL, Harcourt, 2005.

OTHER GRADES 2-5 FICTION:
BROTHERS IN EGYPT, Dreamworks-Puffin, 1998.
ONION SUNDAES: A HOUDINI CLUB MYSTERY, Random House, 1994.
WACKY JACKS: A HOUDINI CLUB MYSTERY, Random House, 1994.
LUCKY STARS: A HOUDINI CLUB MYSTERY, Random House, 1996.
MAGIC MONEY: A HOUDINI CLUB MYSTERY, Random House 1997.
EATON STANLEY AND THE MIND CONTROL EXPERIMENT, Dutton, 1985.
JEFFREY'S GHOST AND THE LEFT-OVER BASEBALL TEAM, Holt, 1984.
JEFFREY'S GHOST AND THE FIFTH GRADE DRAGON, Holt, 1985.
JEFFREY'S GHOST/ZIFFEL FAIR MYSTERY, Holt, 1987.
THE FOURTH FLOOR TWINS/FORTUNE COOKIE ADVENTURE,Viking,1985.
THE FOURTH FLOOR TWINS/FISH SNITCH MYSTERY, Viking, 1985.
THE 4th FLOOR TWINS/DISAPPEARING PARROT TRICK, Viking, 1986.
THE FOURTH FLOOR TWINS/SILVER GHOST EXPRESS, Viking, 1986.
THE FOURTH FLOOR TWINS/SKYSCRAPER PARADE, Viking,1987.
THE FOURTH FLOOR TWINS/SAND CASTLE CONTEST, Viking, 1988.
BENNY, BENNY, BASEBALL NUT, Scholastic, 1987.
RABBIT TROUBLE/GREEN MAGICIAN, Weekly Reader Books,1987.
T.F. BENSON AND THE FUNNY MONEY MYSTERY, Bantam, 1992.
T.F. BENSON AND THE DINOSAUR MADNESS MYSTERY, Bantam, 1992.
T.F. BENSON AND THE EYE SPY MYSTERY, Bantam, 1992.
T.F. BENSON AND THE DETECTIVE DOG MYSTERY, Bantam, 1993.

Picture Books:
A LITTLE AT A TIME, Random House, l976.
MY DOG AND THE BIRTHDAY MYSTERY, Holiday House, 1987.
MY DOG AND THE KEY MYSTERY, Watts, 1982.
MY DOG AND THE KNOCK KNOCK MYSTERY, Holiday House, l985.
MY DOG AND THE GREEN SOCK MYSTERY, Holiday House, 1986
THE HOUSE ON THE ROOF, Bonim, 1976; Kar-Ben, 1984.
THE CHILDREN OF CHELM, Bonim, 1979.
HAPPY HANUKKAH REBUS, Viking, 1989.
CHANUKKAH IN CHELM, Lothrop, 1997.
THE BABE AND I, Harcourt Brace, 1999.
MAMA PLAYED BASEBALL, Harcourt Brace, 2003.
YOU THINK IT'S FUN TO BE A CLOWN, Doubleday, 1980.
BUNNY RABBIT REBUS, Thomas Y. Crowell/Harper & Row, l983.
I KNOW I'M A WITCH, Holt, 1988.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING REBUS, Viking, 1991.
MALKE'S SECRET RECIPE: A HANUKKAH STORY, Kar-Ben, 1989.
IT�S TIME TO SLEEP, IT�S TIME TO DREAM, Holiday House, 2007.

Holocaust Books
HILDE AND ELI, CHILDREN OF THE HOLOCAUST, Holiday, 1994.
CHILD OF THE WARSAW GHETTO, Holiday, 1995.
HIDING FROM THE NAZIS, Holiday House, 1997.
A HERO AND THE HOLOCAUST: JANUSZ KORCZAK AND HIS CHILDREN, Holiday, 2003.
THE NUMBER ON MY GRANDFATHER'S ARM, UAHC,1987.
WE REMEMBER THE HOLOCAUST, Holt, 1989.
ONE YELLOW DAFFODIL, Harcourt Brace, 1995.
A PICTURE BOOK OF ANNE FRANK, Holiday, 1993.

Biographies:
GEORGE WASHINGTON: AN ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY, Holiday House, 2004.
B. FRANKLIN, PRINTER, Holiday House, 2001.
GEORGE WASHINGTON: AN ILLUSTRATED BIOGRAPHY, Holiday House, 2004.
LOU GEHRIG: THE LUCKIEST MAN, Harcourt Brace, 1997.
AMERICA'S CHAMPION SWIMMER: GERTRUDE EDERLE, Harcourt,2000.
JOE LOUIS: AMERICA�S FIGHTER, Harcourt, 2005.
CAMPY, THE STORY OF ROY CAMPANELLA, Viking Press, 2006.
SATCHEL PAIGE: DON'T LOOK BACK, Harcourt, 2006.
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.: FREE AT LAST, Holiday House, 1986.
THOMAS JEFFERSON: FATHER OF OUR DEMOCRACY, Holiday, 1987.
GEORGE WASHINGTON: FATHER OF OUR COUNTRY, Holiday, 1988.
JACKIE ROBINSON: HE WAS THE FIRST, Holiday House, 1989.
THOMAS ALVA EDISON: GREAT INVENTOR, Holiday House, 1990.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: GREAT EXPLORER, Holiday, 1991.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN:INVENTOR,STATESMAN,PRINTER,Holiday,1992.
OUR GOLDA: THE STORY OF GOLDA MEIR, Viking Press, 1984.
A PICTURE BOOK OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN, Holiday House, 1989
A PICTURE BOOK OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, Holiday House, 1989.
A PICTURE BOOK OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., Holiday, 1989.
A PICTURE BOOK OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Holiday, 1990.
A PICTURE BOOK OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, Holiday, 1990.
A PICTURE BOOK OF HELEN KELLER, Holiday, 1990.
A PICTURE BOOK OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, Holiday, 1991.
A PICTURE BOOK OF CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS, Holiday, 1991.
A PICTURE BOOK OF JOHN F. KENNEDY, Holiday, 1991.
A PICTURE BOOK OF HARRIET TUBMAN, Holiday, 1992.
A PICTURE BOOK OF SIMON BOLIVAR, Holiday, 1992.
A PICTURE BOOK OF FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE, Holiday, 1992.
A PICTURE BOOK OF JESSE OWENS, Holiday, 1992.
A PICTURE BOOK OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, Holiday, 1993.
A PICTURE BOOK OF ROSA PARKS, Holiday, 1993.
A PICTURE BOOK OF SITTING BULL, Holiday, 1993.
A PICTURE BOOK OF ROBERT E. LEE., Holiday, 1994.
A PICTURE BOOK OF SOJOURNER TRUTH, Holiday, 1994.
A PICTURE BOOK OF JACKIE ROBINSON, Holiday, 1994.
A PICTURE BOOK OF PAUL REVERE, Holiday, 1995.
A PICTURE BOOK OF PATRICK HENRY, Holiday, 1995.
A PICTURE BOOK OF DAVY CROCKETT, Holiday, 1996.
A PICTURE BOOK OF THOMAS EDISON, Holiday, 1996.
A PICTURE BOOK OF LOUIS BRAILLE, Holiday, 1997.
A PICTURE BOOK OF THURGOOD MARSHALL, Holiday, 1997.
A PICTURE BOOK OF AMELIA EARHART, Holiday House, 1998.
A PICTURE BOOK OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER, Holiday, 1999.
A PICTURE BOOK OF SACAGAWEA, Holiday House, 1999.
A PICTURE BOOK OF DWIGHT DAVID EISENHOWER, Holiday House, 2002.
A PICTURE BOOK OF LEWIS AND CLARK, Holiday House, 2003.
A PICTURE BOOK OF HARRIET BEECHER STOWE, Holiday House, 2003.
A PICTURE BOOK OF SAM ADAMS, (with Michael S. Adler) Holiday House, 2005.
A PICTURE BOOK OF JOHN HANCOCK (with Michael S. Adler) Holiday Hs, 2005.
A PICTURE BOOK OF JAMES AND DOLLY MADISON (with M. S. Adler). Hol. Hs. 2006.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (Holiday House Reader), 2001.
HELEN KELLER (Holiday House Reader), 2003.
PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON (Holiday House Reader), 2005.
MY WRITING DAY, Richard C. Owen, 1999.
HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION, Holiday House, 2004.
ENEMIES OF SLAVERY, Holiday House, 2004.
HEROES FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, Holiday Hs., 2008.

Other Non-Fiction:
THE CHILDREN'S BOOK/JEWISH HOLIDAYS, Art Scroll, 1987.
CALCULATOR RIDDLES, Holiday House, 1995.
FRACTIONS FUN, Holiday House, 1996.
KIDS' CATALOG OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS, JPS, 1996.
EASY NUMBER PUZZLES, Holiday House, 1997.
SHAPE UP: ALL ABOUT TRIANGLES/OTHER POLYGONS, Holiday, 1998.
HOW TALL, HOW SHORT, HOW FAR AWAY, Holiday, 1999.
BASE FIVE, Thomas. Y. Crowell/Harper, 1975.
3D, 2D, 1D, Thomas Y. Crowell/Harper, l975.
ROMAN NUMERALS, Thomas Y. Crowell/Harper, l977.
OUR AMAZING OCEAN, Troll, I983.
ALL ABOUT THE MOON, Troll, l983.
WORLD OF WEATHER, Troll, 1983.
WONDERS OF ENERGY, Troll, 1983.
AMAZING MAGNETS, Troll, 1983.
MONEY MADNESS, Holiday House, 2003.
CALCULATOR FUN BOOK, Franklin Watts, l982.
3-2-1-NUMBER FUN, Doubleday, 1981.
REDWOODS ARE THE TALLEST TREES IN THE WORLD, Crowell, l978.
HYPERSPACE, Viking Press, l982.
BREATHE IN, BREATHE OUT: ALL ABOUT YOUR LUNGS, Watts, 1991.
ALL KINDS OF MONEY, Franklin Watts, l984. (Money Power
PRICES GO UP, PRICES GO DOWN, Watts, l984. Books)
INFLATION: WHEN PRICES GO UP, UP, UP, Watts, 1985.
BANKS, Franklin Watts, 1985.
A PICTURE BOOK OF JEWISH HOLIDAYS, Holiday House, 1981.
A PICTURE BOOK OF PASSOVER, Holiday House, 1982.
A PICTURE BOOK OF HANUKKAH, Holiday House, 1982.
A PICTURE BOOK OF ISRAEL, Holiday House, 1984.
YOU CAN, TOUCAN MATH, Holiday House, 2007
MONEY MADNESS, Holiday House, 2007.

Riddle Books
THE CARSICK ZEBRA AND OTHER ANIMAL RIDDLES, Holiday, 1983.
THE TWISTED WITCH AND OTHER SPOOKY RIDDLES, Holiday, l985.
THE PURPLE TURKEY/THANKSGIVING DAY RIDDLES,Holiday,1986.
REMEMBER BETSY FLOSS/OTHER AM.HIST.RIDDLES, Holiday, 1987.
THE DINOSAUR PRINCESS/PREHISTORIC RIDDLES, Holiday, 1988.
WILD PILL HICKOK/OLD WEST RIDDLES, Holiday House, 1988.
A TEACHER ON ROLLER SKATES/SCHOOL RIDDLES, Holiday, 1989.

Other Books:
CAM JANSEN ACTIVITY BOOK, Viking, 1992.
FINGER SPELLING FUN BOOK,Franklin Watts, l98l.
HANUKKAH FUN BOOK, Bonim, 1976.
PASSOVER FUN BOOK, Bonim, 1978.
HANUKKAH GAME BOOK, Bonim, 1978.
BIBLE FUN BOOK, Bonim, 1979.
CHILDREN'S TREASURY/CHASIDIC TALES, Mesorah/Art Scroll,1983.
JEWISH HOLIDAY FUN, KarBen, 1987.
KIDS� CATALOG OF HANUKKAH, JPS, 2004.

Cam Jansen
Biographies
Holocaust Books
Andy Russell
Math Books

Mysteries for Young Readers

The Picture Biography Series (Holiday House)

Address for a free Cam Jansen Teacher's Guide and other classroom materials. Address for fan letters and other correspondence.

LOU GEHRIG: THE LUCKIEST MAN
A moving picture book biography of the Yankee great and his courage.

Holocaust Books
We Remember The Holocaust (Holt, publisher) The Number on My Grandfather's Arm (UAHC Press, publisher) A Hero and the Holocaust: The Story of Janusz and His Children (Holiday House, publisher) Child of the Warsaw Ghetto (Holiday House, publisher) Hiding From the Nazis (Holiday House, publisher)

An award winning picture book -- historical fiction

The Babe and I
It's 1932. The Great Depression has made jobs scarce and money hard to come by. But life isn't terrible. America still loves baseball and two boys are about to discover that with some creativity, hard work, and a little help from the Babe himself, they can do their part to help out their own teams!

The story of the first woman to swim the English Channel

America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle
An award winning picture book biography

THE ANDY RUSSELL SERIES

The Many Troubles of Andy Russell
Funny books for readers who have graduated from the Cam Jansens and other "First Chapter" books.

Books for young readers

The Cam Jansen and Young Cam Jansen Mysteries (Viking/Penguin/Putnam, publisher)
Cam Jansen, the girl with the photographic memory, has been solving mysteries and helping children learn to love reading for almost twenty-five years.