{"id":4809,"date":"2026-05-16T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=4809"},"modified":"2025-12-12T20:11:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:11:17","slug":"birthdays-198","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=4809","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caroline Arnold<\/strong> (born Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1944) has written and\/or illustrated at least 170 books for children. She has also provided many of the photographs in her books. Her books include A Polar Bear\u2019s World<\/em> and Wiggle and Waggle<\/em>. Children can visit her website, particularly the activities portion, at: Caroline Arnold.<\/a><\/p>\n

Bruce Coville<\/strong> (born Syracuse, New York, 1950) has written at least 100 books for children. His books include the My Teacher Is an Alien<\/em> series and Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher<\/em>. Children can visit his website, particularly the fun page, at: Bruce Coville<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wesley Dennis<\/strong> (born Falmouth, Massachusetts, 1903; died Falmouth, Massachusetts, September 3, 1966) wrote and illustrated books for children. He is most known for his illustrations of horses. He illustrated fifteen of Marguerite Henry’s books, including Justin Morgan Had a Horse<\/em> and Misty of Chincoteague<\/em>. He also illustrated John Steinbeck’s The Red Pony<\/em> and Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty<\/em>. Children can learn more at:\u00a0Wesley Dennis<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Curious George Flies a Kite<\/p><\/div>\n

Margret Rey<\/strong> (born Hamburg, Germany, 1906; died Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 21, 1966) was a children\u2019s author. She and her husband, H. A. Rey, created Curious George<\/em>. Children can learn more about her and her husband by reading The Journey that Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey<\/em>, by Louise W. Borden and Allan Drummond. Children can also visit\u00a0Margret Rey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nancy Grace Roman<\/strong> (born Nashville, Tennessee, 1925; died Germantown, Maryland, December 26, 2018) was an astronomer and one of the first female leaders in NASA. She is called the “Mother of the Hubble Telescope.” Children could read the transcript of an excellent interview at: Nancy Grace Roman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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William Henry Seward<\/p><\/div>\n

William Henry Seward<\/strong> (born Florida, New York, 1801; died Auburn, New York, October 10, 1872) was secretary of state for Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. He arranged the purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000. At the time many people called the deal \u201cSeward\u2019s Folly,\u201d but that purchase ended up to be more than remarkable. Children could read William Seward: The Mastermind of the Alaska Purchase<\/em> by Zachary Kent. Children could also learn more at: Alaska<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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