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The Ladybird Series
Between 1940 and 1980 Wills & Hepworth / Ladybird books published 63 different series, collectively containing 627 books. In 1942 and 1943 Ladybird didn't produce any new titles - this was because they were busy printing documents for the British Army as part of the 'War Effort'.
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The 1940s - 7 series introduced
Ladybird series 401 - Animal Rhymes Ladybird series 413 - Fairy Tales and Rhymes Ladybird series 417 - The Adventures of Wonk Uncle Mac Ladybird series
series 401
20 titles
Animal Rhymes		 series 413
14 titles
Fairy Tales & Rhymes		 series 417
6 titles
Adventures of Wonk 		series 455
6 titles
Uncle Mac		 series 474
6 titles
Tasseltip Tales
Ladybird series 497 - Animal Stories Ladybird series 497 - Animal Stories      
series 478
1 title
Tinkers Wig		 series 497
22 titles
Animal Stories		      

The 1950s - 8 series introduced
Ladybird series 522 Ladybird series 536 Ladybird series 538 Ladybird series 549 Ladybird series 549
series 522
12 titles
Religious 		series 536
25 titles
Nature Series		 series 538
1 title
Impatient Horse		 series 549
2 titles
Robin Hood		 series 561
49 titles
Adventures from History
Ladybird series 563 - Learning to Read
 Ladybird series 584 - Vehicles
 Ladybird series 587 - Travel
 
series 563
9 titles
Learning to Read		 series 584
6 titles
Recognition 		series 587
6 titles
Travel Series		    

The 1960s - 28 series introduced
Ladybird series 601 - Achievements
 Ladybird series 606a - Religious Stories
 Ladybird series 606b - Sport Ladybird series 606c - Sport
series 601
27 titles
Achievements 		series 606a
9 titles
Religious 		series 606b
20 titles
People at Work		 series 606c
2 titles
Sport 		series 606d
32 titles
Well Loved Tales



series 606e
3 titles
Public Services 		series 606f
2 titles
Through the Ages 		series 606g
3 titles
Travel 		series 612
3 titles
Religious		 series 618
2 titles
London
series 621
4 titles
Junior Science		 series 622
7 titles
Books for Toddlers		 series 633
24 titles
Hobbies and Interests		 series 634
30 titles
Learnabout		 series 641
43 titles
Key Words
Reading Scheme
series 642
2 titles
Picture Dictionaries		 series 644
2 titles
Customs		 series 649
5 titles
Facts About the Bible		 series 651
9 titles
Natural History		 series 654
14 titles
How It Works


series 661
4 titles
Words for Numbers		 series 662
6 titles
History of
the Arts		 series 663
2 titles
Historical Developments		 series 671
1 title
Maps		 series 678
4 titles
Arithmateic



 
series 682
2 titles
Dogs & Horses		 series 684
1 title
Handwriting		 series 691
7 titles
Mammals		    

The 1970s - 20 series introduced



series 701
3 titles
History of
the Arts		 series 702
15 titles
Learning with Mother 		series 704
5 titles
Picture Books		 series 706
4 titles
Scouts & Guides		 series 707
4 titles
Cowboys & Indians



series 708
3 titles
Great Scientists		 series 721
1 title
Picture Reading		 series 724
1 title
How to
Make it		 series 727
9 titles
Conservation		 series 731
2 titles
How to do it



series 733
1 title
Stars 		series 735
12 titles
Talkabout		 series 737
38 titles
Leaders		 series 740
19 titles
Classics		 series 747
6 titles
Sunstart Series





series 760
4 titles
Large Story books		 series 777
25 titles
Read It Yourself 		series 781
14 titles
Scripture Union		 series 792
4 titles
Sunbird		 series 793
12 titles
The Garden Gang

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Pre-1940s
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Every series number's first two digits indicates the year that the first title in that series was published - for example, the first book in series 401, Bunikin's Picnic Party, was first published in 1940. . . and 1956 was the year the first book in series 563 was published, and so on . . .

It is unclear as to what the last digit in the series number was for - some say that it was the month of first printing in the relevant series but for this to be true Ladybird must never had published books in October, November and December - this is highly unlikely.

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4 titles from the 401 series were never reprinted at matt editions (without dust-wrappers) - these were: Jeremy's Day in the Country - Pippety's Unlucky Day - Jonathon's Shopping Day and High Tide

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