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Film and TV producer Naomi Brockwell discussed her children’s book, Billy’s Bitcoin.

Federal and state advocates of Funding for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) appeared before the Senate Finance Committee to urge members to reauthorize its funding, which was…

Mrs. Farris, older sister of the slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., reads from her book My Brother Martin, published by Simon and Schuster. The book is intended for young readers who may view Dr. King as…

Carolyn Yoder discussed her biography, George Washington, the Writer, with students. She talked about George Washington’s writings, including his journals and diaries, letters, prepared…

Natalie Bober talked about her book, Countdown to Independence: A Revolution of Ideas in England and Her American Colonies: 1760-1776, published by Atheneum Books. The book focuses on the period…

Mr. Adair discussed his biography for young adults, Thomas Alva Edison: Inventing the Electronic Age, published by Oxford University Press, about the life, inventions, and business…

James Giblin read from and showed pictures from his book The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin, published by Scholastic Press. The book is about the personality and accomplishments of…

Neil Waldman read excerpts from two of his books for children. Wounded Knee, published by Atheneum Books, is the story of late 19th-century conflicts between the U.S. Army and Native Americans.…

Mr. Holzer discussed with 5th graders the book he compiled and edited for young people Abraham Lincoln, The Writer: A Treasury of His Greatest Speeches and Letters, published by Boyd Mills Press. This book…

Sharon Robinson, daughter of Hall-of-Fame baseball player Jackie Robinson, spoke to a group of children about her book Jackie’s Nine. She talked about the nine character-building values her…

Eric Velasquez talked about boxer Muhammad Ali, from his childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, to his boxing career, his conversion to Islam and opposition to the war in Vietnam and finally to his…

Cheryl Harness talked with students about the process of writing and illustrating a children’s book because she is both the writer and illustrator of all her books. She talked about her…

Adam Bagdasarian talked about the basis of his book, Forgotten Fire, to a group of Armenian students. The novel is based on his great-uncle’s experiences during the 1915 Armenian genocide with…

The co-authors talked about their children’s book, 1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving, published by National Geographic Society. They described the three-day feast shared by English colonists and…

Ms. Mann talked with the class about her book The Brooklyn Bridge, published by Mikaya Press, and how she wrote it. The book, the first of a six part book series The Wonders of the World,…

Ann Parr talked about her book for children ages 9-12, Gordon Parks: No Excuses, published by Pelican Publishing Company. At this book launch she celebrated the life of Gordon Parks, who…

Jeffrey Thompson showed and described his illustrations for a new edition of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem, The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, published by the National Geographic…

Governor Keating and Mr. Wimmer read and discussed their picture book biography of Oklahoma native Will Rogers. The book, published by Harcourt, follows Rogers from his childhood in Indian…

Ms. Giff talked about her book, Nory Ryan’s Song, published by Random House. The book describes life in 1845 Ireland during the Great Potato Famine through the eyes of a 12-year-old girl named…

Ms. Carbone was interviewed about her book Stealing Freedom, published by Alfred A. Knopf. The interview took place outside, and she pointed out several of the places on the farm that were…