![]() The book and illustrations tell the story of a baby whale who doesn’t listen to his mother’s warnings and gets in trouble. They were right! The youngest male author was Dennis Vollmer who wrote Joshua Disobeys in 1987 at age 6. Her parents thought it was good enough to be published. She was only 4 when she wrote How the World Began, in 1964, for her grandmother. The youngest female author was Dorothy Straight. It has been translated into more than 2,200 languages and dialects. Since 1815, more than 2.5 billion copies have been sold worldwide. The Bible is the best-selling nonfiction book of all time. ![]() It sold for $8,802,500 in March 2000-the highest price ever paid for a book.Ĭharles Dickens called the sickly character in A Christmas Carol “Small Sam” and “Puny Pete” before settling on “Tiny Tim.” Audubon’s The Birds of America, published in 1840, is the most valuable book in the world. The first public library in America was opened in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1698. Need a few extra-credit points in English class? Impress your teacher with your knowledge of book trivia. ![]()
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