Who This Author Is

Harriet Castor has enough depth here to be more than a raw catalog rollup. This page pulls together 35 catalog-linked books across 1994 to 2012, which makes it easier to separate the strongest starting points from the noisier editions. The clearest lane here leans toward Young Readers & Series Fiction.

Best for readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers. If you want the easiest first click, start with Le grand livre des engins mécaniques and branch outward from there. UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2012; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Franklin Watts Ltd and Edc Pub.

Best Place To Start

Author At A Glance

Best known for: Young Readers & Series Fiction entry points • common used copies from Franklin Watts Ltd and Edc Pub

Genres and themes: Young Readers & Series Fiction

Who this author is best for: readers who want approachable series fiction and books that are easy to hand to newer or younger readers

UPB note: the strongest documented run here lands between 1994 to 2012; the most common copies on this page tend to come from Franklin Watts Ltd and Edc Pub.

Top Books To Start With

  1. Le grand livre des engins mécaniques

    Usborne • 2010 • quick commitment

    UPB note: year signal: 2010 • 127 pages.

  2. Beatrix Potter (Famous People, Famous Lives)

    Franklin Watts Ltd • 2002 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2002 • 48 pages.

  3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Famous People, Famous Lives)

    Franklin Watts Ltd • 2002 • quick commitment

    readers who want a faster first book

  4. Cleopatra (Famous People, Famous Lives)

    Franklin Watts Ltd • 2001 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 2001 • 48 pages.

  5. Mary, Queen of Scots (Famous People, Famous Lives)

    Franklin Watts Ltd • 2001 • quick commitment

  6. Queen Elizabeth I (Famous People, Famous Lives)

    Franklin Watts Ltd • 2001 • quick commitment

  7. Thomas More (Famous People, Famous Lives)

    Franklin Watts Ltd • 2001 • quick commitment

  8. William Caxton

    Franklin Watts Ltd • 2001 • quick commitment

  9. Diana, Princess of Wales (Famous People, Famous Lives)

    Franklin Watts Ltd • 1998 • quick commitment

    UPB note: one of the most common used-copy publishers for this author • year signal: 1998 • 48 pages.

  10. Firebird

    Pan • 1998 • longer commitment

    It helps anchor a specific period of this author’s publishing run instead of blending into the undated shelf clutter.

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