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From: Jeri Chase Ferris <jchaseferris_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:08:05 -0700
On Jun 5, 2014, at 8:38 AM, Elsa Marston <elsa.marston_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I often think of my eldest son's passion for biography when he was in =
the early elementary grades.. Every week he devoured two or three; I = mostly remember the Revolutionary War heroes. Do we have enough = recently published biographies for boys who aren't interested in robots?
> =20
Good question. Take a look at ARCTIC EXPLORER, bio of Matthew Henson, by = me. It's done very well with boys (and girls). Or, speaking of the Rev. = War era, how about WHAT ARE YOU FIGURING NOW?, bio of Benjamin Banneker, = a hero of a different sort.
Jeri Ferris www.jerichaseferris.com NOAH WEBSTER & HIS WORDS, HoughtonMifflin/Harcourt, 2012, A Junior = Library Guild selection; 2013 SCBWI Golden Kite Award for best = non-fiction children's book of 2012; 2013 California Reading Association = Eureka! Silver Honor for excellence in nonfiction; a 2013 Notable Social = Studies Trade Book for Young People=20
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Received on Thu 05 Jun 2014 07:08:20 PM CDT
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 2014 17:08:05 -0700
On Jun 5, 2014, at 8:38 AM, Elsa Marston <elsa.marston_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I often think of my eldest son's passion for biography when he was in =
the early elementary grades.. Every week he devoured two or three; I = mostly remember the Revolutionary War heroes. Do we have enough = recently published biographies for boys who aren't interested in robots?
> =20
Good question. Take a look at ARCTIC EXPLORER, bio of Matthew Henson, by = me. It's done very well with boys (and girls). Or, speaking of the Rev. = War era, how about WHAT ARE YOU FIGURING NOW?, bio of Benjamin Banneker, = a hero of a different sort.
Jeri Ferris www.jerichaseferris.com NOAH WEBSTER & HIS WORDS, HoughtonMifflin/Harcourt, 2012, A Junior = Library Guild selection; 2013 SCBWI Golden Kite Award for best = non-fiction children's book of 2012; 2013 California Reading Association = Eureka! Silver Honor for excellence in nonfiction; a 2013 Notable Social = Studies Trade Book for Young People=20
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