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Raymond Bial

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/raybial

born

November 05, 1948 in Danville, Illinois, The United States

gender

male

website

http://www.raybial.com/

genre

Arts & Photography, Literature & Fiction, History

influences

Roloff Family, Roxie Kelly and Friends, NSU Writing Project's Rural Si ...more

member since

July 2011

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Author and photographer Raymond Bial (pronounced beal) has been creating acclaimed books for children and adults for more than thirty years. His books have been published by Houghton Mifflin, Scholastic, Walker & Company, Marshall Cavendish, Crickhollow Books, and other fine publishers and university presses. Raymond also makes images on assignment, and his stock photographs have been used by book publishers such as National Geographic, advertising agencies such as Leo Burnett, and media such as PBS.

Raymond’s most recent books are Ellis Island: Coming to the Land of Liberty, which is an excellent companion volume to Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side; The Shaker Village, a lovely collection of color photographs depicting th...more

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Books by Raymond Bial

Average rating: 3.77 · 159 ratings · 54 reviews · 72 distinct works

	Rescuing Rover: Saving America's Dogs 3.92 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Underground Railroad by Raymond Bial (Goodreads Author), Bial 3.92 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1995 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2002	My rating:
	Ellis Island: Coming to the Land of Liberty 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Amish Home 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1993 — 3 editions	My rating:
	A Handful of Dirt 2.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2000	My rating:
	One-Room School 4.12 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1999	My rating:
	Nauvoo: Mormon City on the Mississippi River 3.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2006	My rating:
	The Strength of These Arms: Life in the Slave Quarters 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	Where Lincoln Walked 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1998 — 3 editions	My rating:

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Raymond Bial gave to: Scary Stories of Mammoth Cave by Colleen O'Connor Olson	My rating:
Masterfully written, this little book recounts many stories of ghost sightings and other chilling encounters, some fictional and others unexplained, that have occurred over the known history of Mammoth Cave. The book is a nice sampler written in an u...more
May 06, 2012 01:45pm · see review
Raymond Bial gave to: The Beef Princess of Practical County by Michelle Houts read in April, 2012	My rating:
The Beef Princess of Practical County is a touching and delightful book. Children’s literature at its finest, this little novel will appeal to both young and old—anyone who enjoys an artfully crafted story. Anyone who grew up in the country will espe...more
Apr 15, 2012 08:40am · see review
Raymond Bial gave to: Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin read in December, 2011	My rating:
Dec 26, 2011 07:57am
Raymond Bial made a comment on his review of Mao's Last Dancer "Great book.... "
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Raymond Bial gave to: The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz read in July, 2011	My rating:
Very inspirational saga....
Dec 04, 2011 09:09am · see review
Raymond Bial gave to: Across Spoon River by Edgar Lee Masters	My rating:
Nov 27, 2011 09:57am
Raymond Bial marked as to-read: Dime Novel Desperadoes: The Notorious Maxwell Brothers by John Hallwas	My rating:
Nov 27, 2011 09:56am
Raymond Bial gave to: Illinois Literature: The Nineteenth Century by Unknown Author 751	My rating:
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Raymond Bial gave to: The Bootlegger: A Story of Small-Town America by John E. Hallwas	My rating:
Nov 27, 2011 09:55am
Raymond Bial gave to: Night Work by Steve Hamilton (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Nov 27, 2011 09:27am