{"id":689,"date":"2026-11-25T00:59:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-25T05:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=689"},"modified":"2025-12-20T22:06:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T03:06:30","slug":"birthdays-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=689","title":{"rendered":"Birthdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Marc Brown<\/strong> (born Erie, Pennsylvania, 1946) is a children\u2019s author and illustrator. He is known for his <em>Arthur<\/em> books. Children could visit his <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">amazing website<\/span><\/strong> to check out some of his activities: <a href=\"http:\/\/marcbrownstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc Brown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_13858\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13858\" class=\"wp-image-13858 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Andrew-Carnegie-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-13858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andrew Carnegie<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Andrew Carnegie<\/strong> (born Dunfermline, Scotland, 1835; died Shadowbrook, Massachusetts, August 11, 1919) was an industrialist and a philanthropist. He came to America when he was twelve years old. He made a fortune in the steel industry. He donated about 350 million dollars to charity, including money to 2,500 libraries. He also built Carnegie Hall in New York City. Children could brainstorm what causes they would support if they had lots of extra money. Older children could also learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carnegie.org\/interactives\/foundersstory\/#!\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Andrew Carnegie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shirley Climo<\/strong> (born Cleveland, Ohio, 1928; died Los Altos, California, August 25, 2012) was a children\u2019s author. She published approximately 24 books, and one of her most famous books is <em>The Egyptian Cinderella<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>P. D. Eastman<\/strong> (born Amherst, Massachusetts, 1909; died Cresskill, New Jersey, January 7, 1986) was a children\u2019s author and illustrator. Eastman wrote and\/or illustrated at least 25 books. Children could visit a website at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pdeastmanbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P. D. Eastman<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen Krensky<\/strong> (born Lexington, Massachusetts, 1953) is a children\u2019s author. He has written over 100 books, including <em>My Teacher&#8217;s Secret Life<\/em> and <em>Perfect Pigs<\/em>. Children should check out his <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>very humorous website<\/strong><\/span> at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephenkrensky.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stephen Krensky<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carrie Amelia Moore Nation<\/strong> (born Garrard County, Kentucky, 1846; died Leavenworth, Kansas, June 9, 1911) was a temperance leader. She felt that saloons were violating the law. Therefore, she and a few followers conceived of hatchetation. She would enter and destroy saloons with her hatchet. Older children could learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshistory.org\/education-resources\/biographies\/carrie-chapman-catt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carrie Nation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Margie Palatini<\/strong> (born Edison, New Jersey) is a writer and illustrator for children. Her works include <em>Hogg, Hogg, and Hog<\/em> and <em>Geek Chic<\/em>. Kids could visit her outstanding website to find all kinds of activities and even readers\u2019 theater scripts: Margie Palatini.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc Brown (born Erie, Pennsylvania, 1946) is a children\u2019s author and illustrator. He is known for his Arthur books. Children could visit his amazing website to check out some of his activities: Marc Brown. Andrew Carnegie (born Dunfermline, Scotland, 1835; died Shadowbrook, Massachusetts, August 11, 1919) was an industrialist and a philanthropist. 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