Research plays a critical role in biographies, but when the information is difficult to locate, authors have a more difficult task in order to construct an engaging factual story about that person's life. Three authors will share their process of research and their struggles to unearth the past as well how these strategies might be used in classrooms to engage students in research.
| Where: | Education Room 351 (Seats 46, Wheelchair accessible)    |
| When: | Sun, Mar 5, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
| Signing area: | Signing Area - Children (following presentation)
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| Genre: | Children / Teens |
| Moderator: | Jose Arizpe |
Lisa Gerin is a former school librarian and high school teacher. She was born and raised in New York City. Her debut picture book, “Rosalind Looked Closer: An Unsung Hero of Molecular Science” is a Junior Library Guild selection....
C. E. Winters is the author of the picture book biography "Cut!: How Lotte Reiniger and a Pair of Scissors Revolutionized Animation," illustrated by Matt Schu. She also writes award-winning historical novels for teens and adults as Cat Winters....
Emma Bland Smith is a public librarian and the author of many books for children. She writes mostly nonfiction picture books and her latest include "Mr. McCloskey's Marvelous Mallards: The Making of Make Way for Ducklings," "How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower" and "The Gardener of Alcatraz....
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