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| 1882 | The Story of Siegfried | 3 | Literature / Hero Tales / Icelandic |
| 1883 | The Story of Roland | 3 | Literature / Hero Tales / French |
| 1887 | A Story of the Golden Age of Greek Heroes | 2 | Literature / Mythology / Greek |
| 1895 | Fairy Stories and Fables | 1 | Literature / Reader / Grade 2 Level |
| 1895 | John Bunyan's Dream Story | 2 | Literature / Hero Tales |
| 1895 | Old Greek Stories | 1 | Literature / Mythology / Greek |
| 1895 | The Old Stories of the East | 2 | Faith / Bible Stories |
| 1896 | Fifty Famous Stories Retold | 1 | History, World / History Tales |
| 1897 | Four Great Americans | 2 | History, American / Biography / Collective |
| 1903 | The Wonder-Book of Horses | 2 | Literature / Anthology |
| 1904 | Hero Tales | 2 | Literature / Hero Tales |
| 1905 | Another Fairy Reader | 1 | Literature / Reader / Grade 2 Level |
| 1905 | The Golden Fleece: More Old Greek Stories | 2 | Literature / Mythology / Greek |
| 1905 | Robinson Crusoe Written Anew for Children | 1 | Literature / Reader / Grade 2 Level |
| 1905 | Thirty More Famous Stories Retold | 1 | History, World / History Tales |
| 1907 | An American Book of Golden Deeds | 2 | Faith / Ethical Stories |
| 1910 | Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children | 2 | Literature / Fiction / Imaginative |
| 1910 | Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children (study Edition) | 2 | Literature / Fiction / Imaginative |
| 1910 | Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children, Study Edition | 2 | Literature / Fiction / Imaginative |
| 1912 | Fifty Famous People | 1 | History, World / History Tales |
| 1912 | The Sampo | 2 | Literature / Hero Tales / Finnish |
| 1914 | In My Youth | 2 | Literature / Fiction / Realistic |
| 1919 | The Story of Liberty | 2 | History, American / History / Comprehensive |
According to his biography in the Junior Book of Authors (1951), Baldwin, a native of Indiana and largely self-educated, began teaching at the age of 24. After several years he became superintendent of the graded schools in Indiana, a post he held for 18 years. The last 37 years of his life he worked with publishers, first with Harper and Brothers and later with the American Book Company. In addition to editing school books, he started writing books of his own. After the publication in 1882 of The Story of Siegfried, he went on to write more than 50 others. His influence was widely felt because at one time it was estimated that of all the school books in use in the United States, over half had been written or edited by him. Unfortunately, his works are much less widely known today. So far as I know, none of his books are in print today.
| LEVEL | AGE RANGE |
| 0 | Kindergarten |
| 1 | Grades 1 to 3 |
| 2 | Grades 4 to 6 |
| 3 | Grades 7-9 |
| 4 | Grades 10-12 |
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