The Eskimo Twins

by Lucy Fitch Perkins

Overview

Lucy Fitch Perkins was an American author and illustrator of children's books. She is best known for her Twins series. The 26 volumes in the Twins series featured stories about twin siblings from different nations or different periods in American history. The books appeared form 1910 to 1930. The most popular were The Dutch Twins, The Japanese Twins, The Eskimo Twins, The Puritan Twins, and The American Twins of the Revolution. These books are an excellent introduction to people and customs for young readers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781516944811
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	08/17/2015
Pages:	50
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.10(d)

About the Author

Perkins sold over two million copies of her books and was Houghton Mifflin's most profitable author. Her final book, The Dutch Twins and Little Brother was published posthumously in 1938. She died in Pasadena, California of a heart attack from coronary thrombosis on March 18, 1937; she had recently moved there with her husband in an effort to restore her health. Perkins had two children: Eleanor Ellis, a writer, and Lawrence Bradford, an architect