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Leland B. Jacobs

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Tawas City, Michigan, The United States

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Children's

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1907-

Leland Blair Jacobs was an American professor emeritus of education who was known particularly for his work in the teaching of literature. He taught elementary, junior high and high school in rural Michigan, and was an elementary school principal. He also taught at OSU in Columbus, Ohio and trained numerous future teachers of literature in Leonia, New Jersey before he was hired by Teachers College, Columbia University in 1952, from which he retired with the rank of Professor Emeritus. During 22 years on the faculty, Dr. Jacobs developed literature as a major part of early education. He encouraged pupils to read literature for their own development.

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Average rating: 3.95 · 138 ratings · 27 reviews · 70 distinct works

	The Read-It-Yourself Storybook by Leland B. Jacobs (Editor), Ken Wagner (Contributor), Tibor Gergely (Contributor) 4.29 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1971 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventure Lands by Leland B. Jacobs (Editor), Eleanor M. Johnson (Editor), Jo Jasper Turner (Editor) 4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1954 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Just Around the Corner: Poems About the Seasons (A Bill Martin Book) 4.31 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1993 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry of Witches, Elves and Goblins (Reading Shelf Book) by Leland B. Jacobs (Compiler), Frank E. Aloise (Illustrator) 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1970 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happiness Hill really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1960 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry for bird watchers it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1970	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poems About Fur and Feather Friends by Leland B. Jacobs (Compiler), Frank Aloise (Illustrator) 3.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1971 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Don'T, I Do 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1971	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Merry-Go-Round by Leland B. Jacobs, Jo Jasper Turner 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1960 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is Somewhere Always Far Away?: Poems About Places (A Bill Martin Book) 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1993 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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