{"id":1617,"date":"2026-12-27T00:59:40","date_gmt":"2026-12-27T05:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=1617"},"modified":"2026-01-01T00:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T05:12:17","slug":"birthdays-59","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=1617","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingri Parin d\u2019Aulaire<\/strong> (born Kongsberg, Norway, 1904; died Wilton, Connecticut, October 24, 1980) wrote and illustrated about 27 books with her husband Edgar. They received the 1940 Caldecott Medal for <em>Abraham Lincoln<\/em>. They are most famous for their book <em>d\u2019Aulaires\u2019 Book of Greek Myths<\/em>. Children could learn more at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/ingri-parin-daulaire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ingri Parin d&#8217;Aulaire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Johannes Kepler<\/strong> (born Wurttemburg, Germany, 1571; died Regensburg, Germany, November 15, 1630) was the \u201cfather of modern astronomy.\u201d He developed three laws that explain the motion of planets around the sun. Isaac Newton based his theories regarding motion and gravity on Kepler\u2019s work. Idea: Students could create models of Kepler\u2019s three laws of planetary motion. They could learn more at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.famousscientists.org\/johannes-kepler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johannes Kepler<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Louis Pasteur<\/strong> (born Dole, Jura, France, 1822; died Villeneuve l\u2019Etang, France, September 28, 1895) was a bacteriologist. He discovered a cure for rabies. The pasteurization process was named in honor of him. Idea: Children could discover how and why milk is pasteurized. Then they could make chocolate milk. Older children could learn more at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.famousscientists.org\/louis-pasteur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Louis Pasteur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ted Rand<\/strong> (born Mercer Island, Washington, 1915; died Mercer island, Washington, March 17, 2005) illustrated approximately 78 books for children. He illustrated <em>Knots on a Counting Rope <\/em>(written by Bill Martin, Jr.),\u00a0<em>Salty Dog<\/em> (written by his wife Gloria), and <em>If Not for a Cat<\/em> (written by Jack Prelutsky). Children can learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/rand-ted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ted Rand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Diane Stanley<\/strong> (born Abilene, Texas, 1943) writes and illustrates children\u2019s books. A very versatile person, she writes novels, biographies, and picture books. She also wrote the <em>Time Traveling Twin Series<\/em>. I find her biographies, especially <em>Cleopatra<\/em> and <em>Leonardo da Vinci<\/em>, to be perfect for children. Children can learn more about her and examine her staggering list of awards at: <a href=\"http:\/\/dianestanley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Diane Stanley<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Erin E. Stead<\/strong> (Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1982) illustrates books for children. She received the 2011 Caldecott Medal and a 2011 Charlotte Zolotow Award\/Honor Book for <em>A Sick Day for Amos McGee<\/em>, written by her husband Philip C. Stead. Children can visit her website at: <a href=\"http:\/\/erinstead.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Erin E. 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