A Child's Introduction Books in Order
A Child's Introduction contains 14 books, published between 2003 and 2022. The first book is A Child's Introduction to Poetry - Rivised and updated (2003) and the newest is A Child's Introduction to Jazz (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 14
- Published
- 2003–2022
- Pages on record
- 384 in 4 of 14 books
A Child's Introduction is a reference line for young readers, 14 books published between 2003 and 2022. The titles name their fields directly: the night sky (2004), Greek mythology (2011), art (2014), natural history (2016), African American history and Norse mythology (2018), the orchestra (2019), ballet (2020) and Egyptology (2021). Heather Alexander is credited on 6, Meredith Hamilton and Michael Driscoll on 3 each, and Jabari Asim on 2. A Child's Introduction to Jazz (2022) is the most recent addition.
How many A Child's Introduction books are there?
A Child's Introduction has 14 books, released between 2003 and 2022.
A Child's Introduction Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 14 A Child's Introduction books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1A Child's Introduction to Poetry - Rivised and updated2003 · confirmed 1/42003–1/4
- 2A Child's Introduction to the Night Sky2004 · confirmed 1/42004–1/4
- 3A Child's Introduction to Greek Mythology2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 4A Child's Introduction to Art2014 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42014961/4
- 5A Child's Introduction to Natural History2016 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42016961/4
- 6A Child's Introduction to African American History2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 7A Child's Introduction to Norse Mythology2018 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42018961/4
- 8A Child's Introduction to the Orchestra2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 9A Child's Introduction to Ballet2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 10A Child's Introduction to Egyptology2021 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/42021961/4
- 11A Child's Introduction to the Environment2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 12A Child's Introduction to the Nutcracker2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 13A Child's Introduction to Space Exploration2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 14A Child's Introduction to Jazz2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
Where to start with A Child's Introduction
Start with A Child's Introduction to Poetry - Rivised and updated (2003), the earliest published title.
What is the newest A Child's Introduction book?
A Child's Introduction to Jazz (2022) is the newest A Child's Introduction book released so far.
Is there a new A Child's Introduction book coming?
No next A Child's Introduction book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
A Child's Introduction at a glance
- Paused
- No new A Child's Introduction title has appeared for 4 years. The last was published in 2022.
- Release pace
- A Child's Introduction books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 384 pages across the 4 of 14 books with a recorded length, a median of 96 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most A Child's Introduction books, 6 of 14, were published in the 2020s.
- Attribution
- Of the 14 titles, 6 are credited to Heather Alexander, 3 to Meredith Hamilton, 3 to Michael Driscoll and 2 to Jabari Asim. A further 5 writers are credited.
What the A Child's Introduction books are about
5 of the 14 A Child's Introduction books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Africa, history 1 of 5 books
- Appreciation 1 of 5 books
- Art appreciation 1 of 5 books
- Folklore, scandinavia 1 of 5 books
- Juvenile literature 1 of 5 books
- Mythology 1 of 5 books
- Mythology, greek, juvenile literature 1 of 5 books
- Mythology, norse 1 of 5 books
- Mythology, norse, juvenile literature 1 of 5 books
- Natural history 1 of 5 books
- Natural history, juvenile literature 1 of 5 books
- Painting 1 of 5 books