Miss Pickerell

A series of SF adventures for juvenile audiences. According to Professor Lorrie Pellack at Iowa State University of Science & Technology: "The "Miss Pickerell" series was begun by Ellen MacGregor, who died in 1954 [after writing the first 4 books in the series]. Following her death, McGraw-Hill searched unsuccessfully for someone to continue the series until 1964, when they selected Ms. [Dora] Pantell." According to John Clute's "MacGregor, Ellen" entry in SFE, Miss Pickerell's "interest in these adventures is always focused on their scientific implications, and she learns a great deal about the theory and mechanics of Space Flight [in book 1]. Following the author's early death, the series was continued after a gap of eleven years by Dora Pantell, who at least initially used MacGregor's story notes, and signed herself in collaboration with the elder writer until 1983." The more informative SFE3 entry "Pantell, Dora" is linked above. As per SFE3, the original cover artists for all 17 books were their interior illustrators Paul Galdone (4 books by MacGregor) and Charles Geer (13 books by Pantell).
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Titles (18)

# Title Author(s) Year Type
1 Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars Ellen MacGregor 1951
2 Miss Pickerell and the Geiger Counter Ellen MacGregor 1953
3 Miss Pickerell Goes Undersea Ellen MacGregor 1953
4 Miss Pickerell Goes to the Arctic Ellen MacGregor 1954
5 Miss Pickerell on the Moon Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1965
6 Miss Pickerell Goes on a Dig Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1966
7 Miss Pickerell Harvests the Sea Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1968
8 Miss Pickerell and the Weather Satellite Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1971
9 Miss Pickerell Meets Mr. H.U.M. Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1974
10 Miss Pickerell Takes the Bull by the Horns Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1976
11 Miss Pickerell to the Earthquake Rescue Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1977
12 Miss Pickerell and the Supertanker Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1978
13 Miss Pickerell Tackles the Energy Crisis Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1980
14 Miss Pickerell on the Trail Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1982
15 Miss Pickerell and the Blue Whales Ellen MacGregor & Dora Pantell 1983
16 Miss Pickerell and the War of the Computers Dora Pantell 1984
17 Miss Pickerell and the Lost World Dora Pantell 1986
The Miss Pickerell Megapack Ellen MacGregor 2015 Omnibus