tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post115219968230097817..comments2007-03-13T10:38:45.851-04:00MotherReaderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21301089.post-1152449620600516532006-07-09T08:53:40.600-04:002006-07-09T08:53:40.600-04:00Thank you for your nice review of my baby animal series with Scholastic News. My editor gave my books their titles, and at one point they were titled "How a (insert baby animal name here) Grows Up."<BR/><BR/>I've noticed that my nonfiction books, as well as those of other authors, often have rather plain titles. When I wrote a nonfiction chapter book on the California gold rush for Harcourt/Steck-Vaughn, I suggested the title "Ho for California!" because that was the NYC newspaper headline in January 1849 that started the '49ers rush for the west coast for gold. But then my editors reminded me that "Ho" has a different meaning in today's society. Doh! I knew that, but had temporarily forgotten. So, anyway, they also rejected my other choices and came up with the book's title: "The California Gold Rush." Simple and to the point...but maybe those kids might have been more drawn to my original title. LOL!<BR/><BR/>Pam ZollmanPam Zollmanhttp://www.pamzollman.comnoreply@blogger.com