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| Minister and best-selling Christian author Max Lucado was educated at Abilene Christian University. He has been pastor of the Oak Hills Church of Christ in San Antonio, Texas since 1988. He also hosts UpWords, a fifteen minute radio show that can be heard in thirty states. Lucado has authored over twenty books, three o....[more] |
| Alma Flor Ada, Professor Emerita at the University of San Francisco, has devoted her life to advocacy for peace by promoting a pedagogy oriented to personal realization and social justice. A former Radcliffe Scholar at Harvard University and Fulbright Research Scholar she is an internationally r....[more] |
| Ed Avis is an author and editor in Oak Park, Illinois. His works range from books about parenting (Come On, Dad: 75 Things for Fathers and Sons to do Together) to history. He also writes regularly about business and technology for several publications. He is the assistant director/editorial production for Health Admini....[more] |
Susan's parents taught her at home for most of elementary and middle school, and all of high school; she entered college at seventeen as a Presidential Scholar and National Merit finalist, and finished her B.A. in five semesters with a major in English, a minor in Greek and a summer spent studying twentieth century ....[more] |
| Jill Bever lives in Ayr, Ontario. She has co-authored (with Sheilah Currie) many books that are used in elementary school classrooms in Canada and the United States. Jill has also written lesson plans and guided reading material for teacher guides. Prior to her writing career, she spent many years as a teacher working ....[more] |
| I am a professional book editor, former publishing executive, and author of over 100 credited children's books, 3 YA novels, 4 novelizations, 2 grown-up books, one a New York Times bestseller and the other, WRITING CHILDREN'S BOOKS FOR DUMMIES (Wiley, 2005) a consistent bestseller at Amazon in its category. I have also....[more] |
| Just before turning 60, I totally remade my life. After chronicling my transformation from butterball to butterfly in weekly newspaper articles, I invited others in my community to join the fun. More than 1,000 people teamed up to lose 4 tons of fat in 2 months.
I have background in business leadership, marketing, pub....[more] |
| Sheilah Currie lives in Toronto, Ontario. She has co-authored (with Jill Bever) many books that are used in elementary school classrooms in Canada and the United States. Sheilah has also served as a developmental editor in educational publishing. Prior to her writing career, she spent many years as a literacy teacher w....[more] |
| From food to fiction, Kate likes things spicy. She writes sexy romance for Samhain Publishing and Siren Publishing, and has books available in both e-format and print. When she isn't writing about strong, sexy men and women finding their happily-ever-afters, she spends her time playing with the kids and hanging with he....[more] |
| Elizabeth O. Dulemba was beamed to this planet with a pencil in her hand. Once she stopped chewing on it she began to draw and write stories for children. She is an award-winning illustrator for Highlights and of several picture books: Paco and the Giant Chile Plant (bilingual); ParentSmart KidHappy™ series; Glitte....[more] |
| Freelance writer and graphic designer Celeste Heiter is a 30-year resident of the Napa Valley. A native of Mobile, Alabama, she holds a B.A. in Art and English from the University of South Alabama. Celeste spent two years teaching English in Tokyo, where her son Will was born. Since her return to the Napa Valley, she ....[more] |
| There is no such thing as a standard student. We need to stop trying to standardize education. The needs of a poor but gifted inner city child are vastly different from the needs of a dyslexic rural teen. No matter how smart all the children become, half of all of them will be at or below the 50th percentile. Numbers d....[more] |
| Sometimes, during author visits in schools and libraries, children ask me when I started writing. When I was five years old, I tell them. And that's the truth. I'd dream up poems for birthday presents and plays for backyard production. When my mom read me a story, I never wanted it to end. I'd make up more chapters and....[more] |
| i have the greatest job in the whole world, write for the greatest readers in the whole world, and live in the greatest city in the... OK wait yes there ARE other great cities I realize (but what did you expect? I am a new yorker)
anyway, all that to say, i'm v grateful.
grateful to YOU for coming to my page.
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| Michael Lassell (1947 - ) is a professional writer and editor.
Born in New York City; July 15, 1947 * Parents: Michael Joseph Lassell (1917-2006) and Catherine Elizabeth (née Harneit) Lassell (b. 1920); no siblings * Education: Great Neck South High School (grad. 1965); Colgate University (B.A. 1969); California Insti....[more] |
| Ashley Ludwig is an Arizona native, though she has been transplanted to her new home in Southern California wine country. She lives with her husband, their two daughters and dog.
She received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Arizona, with a degree in Anthropology, and a minor in History. Ashley worked for....[more] |
| Brandon Marie Miller grew up in Park Forest Illinois. She received her degree in American History from Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. After graduation she moved to Cincinnati Ohio where she began sharing her love of history through writing for young people. She has been published in magazines and her boo....[more] |
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