{"id":5967,"date":"2026-07-07T00:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T04:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=5967"},"modified":"2025-12-14T20:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T01:00:09","slug":"5967","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=5967","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nathan Aaseng<\/strong> (born Park Rapids, Minnesota, 1953) has written at least 175 books for children. Many of his books are about sports and athletes, but he does write about a variety of other topics. His works include <em>Sports Great Michael Jordan<\/em> and <em>Invertebrates<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Marc Chagall<\/strong> (born Vitsyebsk, Russia (now Belarus), 1887; died St. Paul de Vence, France, March 28, 1965) was an artist. He went to France in 1923. His pictures contain elements of dreams and fantasy. Children could visit a website at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tate.org.uk\/art\/artists\/marc-chagall-881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Chagall<\/a> to see how he uses color.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Heinlein<\/strong> (born Butler, Missouri, 1907; died Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, May 8, 1988) is well-known for his works of science fiction. He wrote a number of \u201cHeinlein juveniles,\u201d science fiction for young adults. Those books include<em> Citizen of the Galaxy<\/em> and <em>Time for the Stars<\/em>. Children can learn more at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookologymagazine.com\/resources\/authors-emeritus\/heinlein-robert\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Heinlein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leroy \u201cSatchel\u201d Paige<\/strong> (born Mobile, Alabama, 1906; died Kansas City, Missouri, June 8, 1982) was a baseball player. He moved from the Negro leagues to the major leagues. He played for the Cleveland Indians; they won the World Series in 1948. Children could learn more at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americaslibrary.gov\/jb\/progress\/jb_progress_satchel_1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Satchel Page<\/a>. They could find out why his nickname was \u201cSatchel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dr. John Watson<\/strong> \u201cwas born\u201d in 1852. Watson was the friend of Sherlock Holmes, created by the writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Older children can read Doyle&#8217;s works at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gutenberg.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wendy Watson<\/strong> (born Paterson, New Jersey, 1942) writes and illustrates books for children. Her books include <em>Moving<\/em> and <em>Lollipop<\/em>. Children can visit her website:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendy-watson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.wendy-watson.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harriet Ziefert<\/strong> (born North Bergen, New Jersey, 1941) has written several hundred books for children. Her books include <em>One Smart Skunk<\/em> and <em>Buzzy\u2019s Birthday<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathan Aaseng (born Park Rapids, Minnesota, 1953) has written at least 175 books for children. Many of his books are about sports and athletes, but he does write about a variety of other topics. His works include Sports Great Michael Jordan and Invertebrates. 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