Andre Ampere (born Lyons, France, 1775; died Marseilles, France, June 10, 1836) was a physicist specializing in electricity. The ampere, a measure of electrical current, is named for him. Children could conduct some great electricity experiments by following the directions at: http://www.energizer.com/science-center.
Jerry Craft (born New York, New York, 1963) is a cartoonist (Mama’s Boyz) and a children’s book author/illustrator. He earned the 2020 Newbery Medal and the 2020 Coretta Scott King Author Medal for his graphic novel New Kid. Children can learn more at: Jerry Craft.
Blair Lent (born Boston, Massachusetts, 1930; died Medford, Massachusetts, January 27, 2009) wrote and illustrated children’s books. He received a 1965 Caldecott Honor Award for The Wave, a 1969 Caldecott Honor Award for Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky: An African Folktale, and the 1973 Caldecott Medal for The Funny Little Woman. Perhaps he is most famous for illustrating Arlene Mosel’s Tikki Tikki Tembo. He also wrote and illustrated Molasses Flood, a story about the Boston Molasses Disaster, which occurred on January 15, 1919. Children could learn more at: Blair Lent.
Brian Wildsmith (born Penistone, England, 1930; died Grasse, France, August 31, 2016) illustrated at least thirteen books for children. His first book, ABC, received the Kate Greenaway Award in 1963.