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George Wesley Bellows<\/b> (born Columbus, Ohio, 1882; died New York, New York, January 8, 1925) was an artist. He is best known for his realistic works about city life. Children could view many of his works at: George Wesley Bellows<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ann M. Martin<\/b> (born Princeton, New Jersey, 1955) is a children\u2019s author. She has written many books, including The Baby-Sitters Club <\/i>series. She received a Newbery Honor Award in 2003 for A Corner of the Universe<\/em>. Children could visit a website at: Ann M. Martin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Christy Mathewson<\/p><\/div>\n

Christy Mathewson<\/b> (born Factoryville, Pennsylvania, 1880; died Saranac Lake, New York, October 7, 1925) was a famous baseball player. Idea: Children\u00a0could examine his baseball statistics, and they could find out if he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This link could really help:\u00a0Christy Mathewson<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fredrick McKissack<\/b> (born Nashville, Tennessee, 1939; died Chesterfield, Missouri, April 28, 2013) wrote and illustrated books for children. He worked with his wife Patricia to produce more than 100 books. A Long Hard Journey: The Story of the Pullman Porter<\/i> earned the 1990 Coretta Scott King Medal and the 1990 Jane Addams Book Award. Sojourner Truth: Ain\u2019t I a Woman?<\/i> received a 1993 Coretta Scott King Honor Award. The Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural<\/i> was a 1993 Newbery Honor Book and the 1993 Coretta Scott King Medal winner. The McKissacks earned another Coretta Scott King Medal in 1995 for Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters<\/i> and still another Coretta Scott King Honor Award in 1997 for Rebels Against Slavery: American Slave Revolts.<\/i> The McKissacks earned still more Coretta Scott King Honor Awards: one in 2000 for Black Hands, White Sails: The Story of African-American Whalers<\/i> and one in 2004 for Days of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States<\/i>. Children could learn more at:\u00a0Fredrick McKissack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Walter Dean Myers<\/b> (born Martinsburg, West Virginia, 1937; died New York, New York, July 1, 2014) wrote\u00a0over 100 books for young adults. He earned six Coretta Scott King Awards: in 1980 for The Young Landlords<\/i>, in 1985 for Motown and Didi<\/i>, in 1989 for Fallen Angels<\/i>, in 1993 for Somewhere in the Darkness<\/i> (Honor Award), in 1994 for Malcolm X: By Any Means Necessary<\/i> (Honor Award), and in 2000 for Monster<\/i> (Honor Award). He earned two Newbery Honor Awards: in 1989 for Scorpions<\/i>, and in 1993 for Somewhere in the Darkness<\/i>. He received the first Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature in 2000 for Monster<\/i>. He also received a 2004 Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Honor Award for Blues Journey<\/i>. The Margaret A. Edwards Award was presented to him in 1994 for his body of work. Children could learn more at: Walter Dean Myers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

William B. Purvis<\/strong> (born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1838; died Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1914) was an African American inventor and entrepreneur. He obtained at least four patents. His first patent was an improvement to a hand stamper. His second patent is the one for which he is most known, Patent Number 419,065, an improvement to the fountain pen on January 7, 1890. He also received a patent for an improvement of paper bags and a patent for a close-conduit electric railway system.<\/p>\n

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