{"id":5370,"date":"2026-06-07T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=5370"},"modified":"2025-12-13T16:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T21:11:16","slug":"birthdays-218","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=5370","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Virginia Apgar<\/strong> (born Westfield, New Jersey 1909; died New York, New York, August 7, 1974) was a physician who developed the Apgar Score. Newborn babies receive the test, and doctors can then identify those infants who need special attention. The Apgar measures five quick checks at one minute, five minutes, and ten minutes. Children could learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov\/physicians\/biography_12.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Virginia Apgar<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks<\/strong> (born Topeka, Kansas, 1917; died Chicago, Illinois, December 3, 2000) was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Her book, <em>Annie Allen<\/em>, took the prize in 1950. Children could read some of her poems at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poemhunter.com\/gwendolyn-brooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.poemhunter.com\/gwendolyn-brooks\/<\/a>. They could also read <em>A Song for Gwendolyn Brooks<\/em>, written by Alice Faye Duncan and illustrated by Xia Gordon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10124\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10124\" class=\"wp-image-10124 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Gauguin-Painting-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gauguin Painting\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">View of the Beach at Bellangenay<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Paul Gauguin<\/strong> (born Paris, France, 1848; died Atoana, Hiva Ova, Marquesas, May 9, 1903) was an artist. He used bold colors and often painted landscapes. He was a stockbroker before he became a painter. He moved to Tahiti about three years after he became an artist. Visit a website at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.gov\/collection\/artist-info.1330.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Gauguin<\/a>. Idea: Children\u00a0could view Gauguin\u2019s work. He and van Gogh actually shared a house for a while. Children could compare the two artists\u2019 works.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nikki Giovanni<\/strong> (born Knoxville, Tennessee, 1943) is an African-American poet and writer.\u00a0 Her works for children include <em>The Sun Is so Quiet<\/em> and <em>Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship<\/em>. Her book <em>Rosa, <\/em>a tribute to Rosa Parks<em>,<\/em>\u00a0was illustrated by Bryan Collier. He received a 2006 Caldecott Honor Award, as well as the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustrators. Children could visit her website at: <a href=\"http:\/\/nikki-giovanni.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nikki Giovanni<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgess McHargue<\/strong> (born New York, New York, 1941; died Groton, Massachusetts, July 18, 2011) wrote at least 25 books for children. Her works include <em>See You Later, Crocodile<\/em> and <em>The Talking Table Mystery<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virginia Apgar (born Westfield, New Jersey 1909; died New York, New York, August 7, 1974) was a physician who developed the Apgar Score. Newborn babies receive the test, and doctors can then identify those infants who need special attention. The Apgar measures five quick checks at one minute, five minutes, and ten minutes. 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