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May 3, 2024 · -- Children's Book authors discuss the process of creating biographies aimed at kids. --Biography can be a powerful vehicle for telling some of the untold an...
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3 days ago · Discover the life of Marie Curie—a story for kids 6 to 9 about discovering big things through hard work. Marie Curie was one of the most celebrated scientists in history. Before she changed the world with her discoveries in physics and chemistry, Marie was an intelligent girl who studied hard to reach the top of her class in school.
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May 2, 2024 · This is a hybrid event. The in-person reception will begin at 4:30 PM. Please visit here to register. Biography can be a powerful vehicle for telling some of the untold and under-told stories of people’s lives. This may be especially true for children, who are forming their ideas about what matters, and who matters, in part through the books they […]
May 2, 2024 · Ray Anthony Shepard, whose award-winning books for teens include biographies of well-known and relatively unknown Black Americans; and Heather Lang, whose biographies for young readers focus on amazing but mostly unfamiliar women, will discuss their work, what biographies for children can do, and why it’s important to be writing for children ...
5 days ago · The best historical biographies Some of our favourite philosophical biographies Lives of the classical composers The best literary biographies (Separately, we also have a section with interviews dedicated to specific literary figures, including, for example, an interview on Shakespeare’s life, recommended by James Shapiro of Columbia University).
Apr 23, 2024 · An overview of children's literature genres and resources for locating them in the library's juvenile collection. Children's Literature. Genre Resources. Biography. Fantasy. Folklore & Folk Tales. Historical Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Non-fiction.
May 10, 2024 · 7. Whoosh!: Lonnie Johnson’s Super-Soaking Stream of Inventions, Chris Barton. Ages: 7-10 years. The author in this entrepreneur biography for kids does a great job of taking your kid through the ups and downs of an inventor’s career through an invention they’ll be highly interested in: the Super Soaker.
