Nonfiction Books for Children and Young Adult Readers

* Stirring Up the World: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, A Biography of a Powerful Friendship. New York: Henry Holt, in preparation.

* Thanksgiving: The True Story. New York: Henry Holt, in press.

* Adventurous Women: Eight True Stories about Women Who Made a Difference . New York : Henry Holt, 2006.

* Where the Action Was: Women War Correspondents in World War II . New York : Crown, 2002.

* Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America . New York : Scholastic, 2000.

* Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial . New York : Henry Holt, 1997.

* Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II . New York : Crown, 1995.

* Strike! The Bitter Struggle of American Workers from Colonial Times to the Present . Brookfield , CT : The Millbrook Press, 1995.

* Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom . New York : Atheneum, 1994.

* Women in Society: United States of America . New York : Marshall Cavendish and Singapore : Times International, 1994.

* Mother Jones and the March of the Mill Children . Brookfield , CT : The Millbrook Press, 1994.

* Madam C.J. Walker : Building A Business Empire . Brookfield , CT : The Millbrook Press, 1994.

* A Woman Unafraid: The Achievements of Frances Perkins . New York : Atheneum, 1993.

* Fannie Lou Hamer and the Fight for the Vote . Brookfield , CT : The Millbrook Press, 1993.

* 101 Ways To Do Better in School . Mahwah , NJ : Troll Publications, 1993.

* Spies! Women in the Civil War . Cincinnati : Betterway Books, 1992.

* Breaking the Chains:The Crusade of Dorothea Lynde Dix . Cincinnati : Betterway Books, 1992.

Chapter in Nonfiction Book for Young Readers

* “Great Strides: Women in the Twentieth Century.” in J. Giblin, ed. The Century That Was: Twelve Authors Reflect On The Past Hundred Years . New York : Atheneum, 2000.

Children's Fiction Books

* Dark Closets and Noises in the Night . Mahwah , NJ : Paulist Press, 1991.

* I Never Do Anything Bad . Mahway , NJ : Paulist Press, 1988.

Nonfiction Magazine Articles for Young Readers

* “Adventure!” Images , Sept., 1994. Vol. 3, No. 5

* “A Winning Attitude: Coach Vivian Stringer.” Images , Sept. 1994. Vol.5, No. 7.

* “Girls and Sports.” (cover story) Sports Illustrated for Kids , Sept. 1993.

* “Kids on the Ropes.” Sports Illustrated for Kids , March, 1992.

* “Running the Rapids.” Sports Illustrated for Kids , March, 1992.

* “What Makes Kids Laugh.” U*S*Kids A Weekly Reader Magazine , June 1991.

* “Feeling Proud.” U*S*Kids A Weekly Reader Magazine , Feb., 1990.

* “Stamps!” U*S*Kids A Weekly Reader Magazine , Dec., 1989.

Children's Fiction Magazine Stories

* “Really Red Hair.” U*S*Kids A Weekly Reader Magazine , July, 1991.

* “Storm.” Cricket. Sept. 1990.

* “But Not Ms. Anderson.” U*S*Kids A Weekly Reader Magazine , April. 1990.

* “Don't Touch.” U*S*Kids A Weekly Reader Magazine , Dec., 1989.

* “ Boulder House Scare.” U*S*Kids A Weekly Reader Magazine , Oct., 1989.

* “I Like It When Kids Laugh.” U*S*Kids A Weekly Reader Magazine , May, 1989.

Reprints/Children's Fiction Magazine Stories

* “ Boulder House Scare.” Weekly Reader , Summer, 1991.

Reprints/Young Readers' Nonfiction Book

* Strike! The Bitter Struggle of American Workers from Colonial Times to the Present , pp. 19-20 in GED Satellite Revision . Contemporary Books/McGraw-Hill, 2001.

Nonfiction Books for Adults

* Chess, Stella, Alexander Thomas, and Penny Colman. Fifty Years Together: Researchers, Psychiatrists, Professors, Parents. April, 1993.

* Colman, Penny. This is Bergen County Where People Make a Difference . Bergen County . NJ: League of Women Voters, 1989.

* Grand Canyon Magic . Englewood , NJ : PMC Books, 1987.

Chapter in Nonfiction Books for Adults

* ”On Writing: One Writer's Perspective.” In Lehr, S. (Ed.) Shattering the Looking Glass: Challenges, Risk, and Controversy in Children's Literature. Norwood , MA : Christopher-Gordon, in press.

* Kristo, Janice V., Penny Colman, and Sandip Wilson. “Bold New Perspective: Issues in Selecting and Using Nonfiction.” In Lehr, S. (Ed.) Shattering the Looking Glass: Challenges, Risk, and Controversy in Children's Literature. Norwood , MA : Christopher-Gordon, in press

*Colman, Penny. "Autobiography." in Something about the Author . Farmington Hills , MI : Thomson Gale, vol. 160, 2005.

Nonfiction Articles and Essays for Adults

* “A New Way to Look at Literature: A Visual Model for Analyzing Fiction and Nonfiction Texts.” Language Arts , in press.

* "Funeral Customs." The World Book Encyclopedia , 2006.

* "Adventures in Nonfiction." Journal of Children's Literature , Fall 2002

* “Frances Perkins: A Profile.” Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly, Summer, 2001.

* “Women and Work.” Mount Holyoke Alumnae Quarterly , Summer, 2001.

* “Nonfiction is Literature Too.” The New Advocate , Summer, 1999.

* “On Writing Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II.” Social Science Record: The Journal of the New York State Council for the Social Studies , Summer, 1998.

* “On Writing Labor History.” Organization of American Historians Magazine of History , Winter, 1997.

* “Fostering A Bilingual Home Life.” Home Education Magazine , Sept.-Oct., 1990.

* “Preparing Your Children To Live in a Shrinking World.” Home Education Magazine , July-August, 1990

* “Staring Death in the Face.” Woman's Day , May, 1990.

* “Money Management in Education.” What's New in Home Economics , May/June, 1990.

* “Computers in the Home Economics Classroom.” What's New in Home Economics , May/June, 1990.

* "Why Didn't I!” Ladies' Home Journal , March, 1990.

* “How To Enjoy Your Children More and More.” The Modern Woodmen , Spring, 1990.

* “Beyond Reading , Writing, and Arithmetic.” Twins Magazine , March/April, 1990.

* “Empty Nest.” Mothering, Spring, 1990.

* The Good Mother, According to Mothers.” Ladies' Home Journal , Jan., 1990.

* When One Twin ‘Wins' and His Co-Twin ‘Loses'.” Twins Magazine , Jan./Feb. 1990.

* “The Illiteracy Factor.” Media & Methods , Nov./Dec., 1989.

* “It's Never Too Late.” Twins Magazine , Nov./Dec., 1989.

* “When Parents Make Mistakes.” Ladies' Home Journal , Oct., 1989.

* “Getting to Know You.” Twins Magazine , Sept./Oct., 1990.

* “Weird and Wacky Recipes.” Lady's Circle , July/Aug., 1989.

* “Long-Distance Mothering.” Mothering Magazine , Summer, 1989.

* “How To Get Your Kids To Read.” Ladies' Home Journal , June, 1989.

* “Interactive Instructional Systems.” Media & Methods , March/April, 1989.

* “Global Education: Teaching For An Interdependent World.” Media & Methods , Jan./Feb., 1989.

* “Dancing With the Birds.” Sunshine , Oct., 1988.

* “After the ‘No.'” Writer's Lifeline, No. 2, 1986.

Article for Nonfiction Book

* “Guidelines for Assessing Accuracy and Authenticity in Nonfiction Books.” in Bare Bones; Young Adult Service Tips for Public Library Generalists, 2 nd edition. American Library Association, 1999.

* “ Six Ways How Not To Embarrass Your Teenager.” in Teens: A Fresh Look . Santa Fe : John Muir Press, Spring, 1991.

Videotape Script

* Education is the Key. New York : Broad Street Productions, 1994.

Curriculum Guides and Training/Human Resource Manual

* The Equal Rights Amendment: A Curriculum Guide . Washington : The National Education Association, 1993.

* Surviving in Bergen County . Bergen County , NJ League of Women Voters, 1990.

* The Source Book: Enabling the Enablers (consulting editor/writer). Training Manual funded by the Geraldine Dodge Foundation, The Fund for New Jersey , Mazon, The New Jersey Department of Human Service,and Presbyterian Hunger Program, 1989.

* Hunger: Report and Recommendation of the New Jersey Commission on Hunger . (Editor/Writer) Trenton , NJ : NJ Commission on Hunger, 1986.

* Understanding Your Roles . Oklahoma City : Granger Publications, 1977.

* Putting Me Together . Oklahoma City : Granger Publications, 1977.

* Knowing Me and You. Oklahoma City : Granger Publications, 1977

One-Act Play

* Colman, Penelope. Dare to Seek . Oklahoma City : Granger Publications, 1976, 1977, 1979. Boulder , CO : Meriwether Publishing Ltd., 1990.

Reprints/Nonfiction Magazine Articles and Essays for Adults

* “Crochet.” New Moon Network , July/Aug., 1995.

* "How to Enjoy Your Kids More and More.” Houston Our Kids , Jan., 1994.

* “ibid. San Antonio Our Kids , Jan., 1994.

* “Why Didn't I?” Chicago Parent , April, 1993.

* “How To Avoid Embarrassing Your Teenager in Six Easy Lessons.” Big Apple Parent Paper. Nov., 1992.

* “ Six Ways How Not To Embarrass Your Teenagers.” San Antonio Our Kids , Sept., 1992.

* ibid. Houston Our Kids , Aug., 1992.

* “The Fun is in the Mail.” San Antonio Our Kids , Feb., 1991.

* Ibid. Houston Our Kids . Feb, 1991.

* “Dancing with the Birds.” Long Island Parenting News , March, 1991.

* “Empty Nest.” Teens: A Fresh Look . Santa Fe . John Muir Pub. March 1991.

* “Top Notch Magazines for Summer Reading Fun.” Bay Area Parent Newsmagazine , May, 1991.

* “How to Get Your Kids to Love to Read.” Source Book , Old Dominion University , Fall, 1991.

* “Selecting a Top-Notch Magazine for Your Children.” Bringing Up Albuquerque , Sept. 1991.

* Ibid. Atlanta Parent, Nov., 1990.

* “Magazines for Kids.” Long Island Parenting , Dec., 1990.

* “Why Didn't I!” The Big Apple Parents , Paper. Dec., 1990.

* “Staring Death in the Face.” Book of Readings on Death and Dying . Fuller Theological Seminary, Fall, 1990.

* “Global Education: Teaching for an Interdependent World.” Teachers' Resource Newsletter, Vermont Department of Education, Sept./Oct., 1990.

* “How to Get Kids to Read.” Newsletter , Memorial Elementary School , Plano , Texas , 1990.

Newspaper Articles

* Feature Writer and Columnist, The Sports Journal, 1985-1986.

* Stringer, The Valley Star, The Press Journal, and The South Central Press Journal, 1984.

Letters to the Editor

* ”Missing Women.” The New York Times , June 13, 2006.

* ”Women At the Battlefield.” The New York Times, March 20, 2003.

* “It's Just ‘Rosie'.” The New York Times, January 16, 2002.

* ”The Perils of Paris .” The New York Times, January 9, 2001.

* ”What Girls Shouldn't Know.” The New York Times, November 23, 1999.

* ”Real Women Are Honored in New York ,” The New York Times, August 6, 1992.

* ” Florence Nightingale, Research Pioneer.” The New York Times, September 12, 1991.

* “ Grand Canyon .” The New York Times, May 29, 1988

* “Kids and TV: A Bad Mix.” The Record, 1988

Editor

Newsletters

* ACCESS: Information on Global, International, and Foreign Language Education . New York : The American Forum for Global Education., 1988-89.

* CFA News . Englewood , NJ : Center for Food Action in NJ, 1986-87.

* Sharing . New York : Vocation Agency, United Presbyterian Church, 1980-82.

* Placement Happens When… New York : National Council of Churches, 1979.

Magazine

* What's New in Home Economics . Associate Editor. Philadelphia , 1990.

Books

* Colman, Penelope Morgan. Spiritual Disciplines for Everyday Living . Schenectady , NY : Character Research Press, 1982. 2nd Printing, Nashville : The Upper Room, 1984.

* The Cheyenne Way (consulting editor). Washington : National Endowment for the Humanities, 1978.

* The American Way (contributing editor). New York : Viking Press, 1976.

Photographer

Exhibit

* “On the Road: Marker, Monuments, Memorials to Women.” Bergen County Community College , March 1997.

Books with photographs by Penny Colman

(unless noted the book is by Penny Colman)

* Adventurous Women: Eight True Stories About Women Who Made a Difference

4 black and white images

* Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America .

4 black and white images

* U.S. Department of Transportation. "Women in Transportation: Changing America 's History."

1 black and white image

* Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial.

Cover image

83 black and white images

* Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in World War II.

4 black and white images

* Hickson, L. et.al. Mental Retardation: Foundations in Educational Programming.

1 black and white image

* Toilets, Bathtubs, Sinks, and Sewers: A History of the Bathroom .

3 black and white images

* Women in Society: United States of America .

Cover image for international edition

41 color and black and white images

* Mother Jones and the March of the Mill Children

5 black and white images

* Madam C.J. Walker : Building A Business Empire

1 color image

* A Woman Unafraid: The Achievements of Frances Perkins.

1 black and white image

* Spies! Women in the Civil War.

5 black and white images

Photographs reprinted in:

Children's Literature: Engaging Teachers and Children in Good Books, 1 st edition, by Dan Darigan, Jim Jacobs, and Michael Tunnel. 2002

Authors & Artists for Young Adults , 2001.

Websites

* New Jersey Women's History
10 Black and White Images

http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/njwomenshistory

© 2006 Penny Colman