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Goodenough Gismo

This is the classic children's book, Goodenough Gismo, by Richmond I. Kelsey, published in 1948. Nearly unavailable in libraries and the collector's market, it is posted here with love as an "orphan work" so that it may be seen and appreciated -- and perhaps even republished, as it deserves to be. After you read this book, it won't surprise you to learn that Richmond Irwin Kelsey (1905-1987) was an accomplished artist, or that as Dick Kelsey, he was one of the great Disney art directors, breaking your heart with "Pinocchio," "Dumbo," and "Bambi."

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She will be 100 years old on Earth Day. Her father didn't want her to go to medical school. He gave in, and then Mussolini threw her out for being Jewish. "Her working style was relentless, demanding and passionate." She won the Nobel Prize in 1986 for the discovery of nerve growth factor. She still sits -- and fights -- in the Italian Senate. She illustrated her research papers by hand, and designs her own clothes. Meet Rita Levi-Montalcini.

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