{"id":4222,"date":"2026-04-21T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=4222"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:35:34","slug":"birthdays-172","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=4222","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Charlotte Bronte<\/strong> (born Hartshead, Yorkshire, England, 1816; died Haworth, Yorkshire, England, March 31, 1855) was a novelist, best known for <em>Jane Eyre<\/em>. She wrote three other novels. Children can read some of her works at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong> (born London, United Kingdom, 1926; died Balmoral Castle, United Kingdom, September 8, 2022) served as the monarch of the United Kingdom for over 70 years. During her tenure she worked with fifteen Prime Ministers, fourteen US Presidents, and seven Popes. She has stated, &#8220;Change has become a constant. Managing it has become an expanding discipline. The way we embrace it defines our future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Muir<\/strong> (born Dunbar, Scotland, 1838; died Los Angeles, California, December 24, 1914) was a naturalist and writer. He helped establish Yosemite National Park and Sequoia National Park. He started the Sierra Club, and Muir Woods was dedicated to him in 1908. Children can read some of his writings at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>. Children can learn more about Muir at:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.americaslibrary.gov\/jb\/recon\/jb_recon_muir_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Muir<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barbara Park<\/strong> (born Mount Holly, New Jersey, 1947; died Scottsdale, Arizona, November 15, 2013) was\u00a0a children\u2019s author. She was\u00a0the author of the <em>Junie B. Jones<\/em> books. Children can visit a website at: <a href=\"http:\/\/juniebjones.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/juniebjones.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jane Breskin Zalben<\/strong> (born New York, New York, 1950) has written and illustrated at least 50 books for children and young adults. Her books include <em>Mousterpiece<\/em> and <em>Paths to Peace: People Who Changed the World<\/em>. Children can visit her website at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janebreskinzalben.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jane Breskin Zalben<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlotte Bronte (born Hartshead, Yorkshire, England, 1816; died Haworth, Yorkshire, England, March 31, 1855) was a novelist, best known for Jane Eyre. She wrote three other novels. Children can read some of her works at: Project Gutenberg. 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