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Mary Cassatt Self-Portrait<\/p><\/div>\n

Mary Cassatt<\/strong> (born Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, 1844; died Chateau de Beaufresne near Paris, France, June 14, 1926) was an artist. Most of her works were around the theme of children and families. Children can view several of her works at: Mary Cassatt<\/a>. Idea: She sometimes worked in pastels. Students could try this medium.<\/p>\n

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<\/p><\/div>\n

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle<\/strong> (born Edinburgh, Scotland, 1859; died Crowborough, Sussex, England, July 7, 1930) was a physician and writer. He is most famous for his Sherlock Holmes stories. Children can read many of his works at: Project Gutenberg<\/a>. They can also learn more at:\u00a0Doyle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nancy Krulik<\/strong> (born Brooklyn, New York, 1961) has written at least 200 books for children. Her books include the Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo<\/em> series and the George Brown, Class Clown<\/em> series. Children can visit her website at: Nancy Krulik<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arnold Lobel<\/strong> (born Los Angeles, California, 1933; died New York, New York, December 4, 1987) was a children\u2019s author and illustrator. He wrote and illustrated about 30 books. He also wrote books that were illustrated by his wife Anita Lobel. Finally, he illustrated at least 40 books written by other writers, including Jack Prelutsky and Charlotte Zolotow.\u00a0 He received a 1973 Newbery Honor Award for Frog and Toad Together<\/em>. He earned a 1972 Caldecott Honor Award for Hildilid\u2019s Night<\/em> and the 1981 Caldecott Medal for Fables<\/em>. The 1987 Golden Kite Award for Picture Book Illustration was given to him for The Devil and Mother Crump<\/em>. Children can learn more at:\u00a0Arnold Lobel<\/a>. Notice he earned BOTH Newbery and Caldecott Awards.<\/p>\n

Richard Wagner<\/strong> (born Leipzig, Germany, 1813; died Venice, Italy, February 13, 1883) was a composer. One of his most famous works is The Ring of the Nibelung<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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