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Barbara J. Smith

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Hackensack, NJ, The United States

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Children and the world around us

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I’ve been a freelance editor since the mid-1980s and have always dabbled in writing but have never actually put my skills to a test until now.
My freelance editing background ranges from pre-school through college-level textbooks. Most of these projects involved mathematics, geography and some science textbooks at the pre-school through 5th grade levels, but I’ve also edited secondary mathematics and college-level textbooks on dance.
At the same time I was a staff member at Princeton University. While there I was the managing editor for a scientific journal, Mammalian Genome. I later worked with pre-medical students at the University helping with advising on courses and med school applications while editing various publications dealing with ...more

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A Surprise for Grandmother Rabbit

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