Sneed B. Collard, III (born Santa Barbara, California, 1959) has written at least 65 books for children. His works include The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America’s Lost Grasslands and One Night in the Coral Sea. Children can visit his website at: Sneed B. Collard.
Marie Curie
Marie Sklodowska Curie (born Warsaw, Poland, 1867; died Savoy, France, July 4, 1934) was a physicist. She and her husband, Pierre, worked on radioactive substances. They isolated two new elements, radium and polonium. She, her husband, and a third scientist received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Physics. She was the first woman to receive any Nobel Prize. She also won the 1911 Nobel Prize in chemistry for her extended work on radium. Kathleen Krull wrote an excellent biography of the scientist, Marie Curie (Giants of Science).
Yuyi Morales (born Xalapa, Mexico, 1968) writes and illustrates book for children. Her book Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book received a 2004 Pura Belpre Medal. Viva Frida received a 2015 Pura Belpre Medal and a 2015 Caldecott Honor Award. In 2019 Dreamers/Sonadoras earned a Pura Belpre Medal.
Armstrong Sperry (born New Haven, Connecticut, 1897; died Hanover, New Hampshire, April 26, 1976) was a children’s author and illustrator. He wrote over 25 books, and his book Call It Courage was awarded the 1941 Newbery Medal. Children could visit his granddaughter’s website honoring her grandfather at: Armstrong Sperry