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Laura Elizabeth Howe was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on February 27, 1850.Her father was Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe, an abolitionist and the founder of the Perkins Institution and Massachusetts School for the Blind. [2]
Laura E. Richards (1850–1943) – Captain January, Tirra Lirra, Eletelephony; E. J. Richmond (1825–1918) – The Jewelled Serpent; Chris Riddell (born 1962) – The Edge Chronicles, Barnaby Grimes; E. V. Rieu (1887–1972) – The Flattered Flying Fish and Other Poems
Téléphone (French pronunciation:) was a French rock band formed in 1976. [1] Their first, self-titled album was released in 1977; by the end of the decade they were one of the biggest French rock bands in the world, opening shows for The Rolling Stones in Paris, Quebec, the United States and Japan.
The Lewis Carroll Shelf Award was an American literary award conferred on several books by the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education annually from 1958 to 1979.
Jack Prelutsky (born September 8, 1940) is an American writer of children's poetry who has published over 50 poetry collections. He served as the first U.S. Children's Poet Laureate (now called the Young People's Poet Laureate) from 2006 to 2008 when the Poetry Foundation established the award.
Geisel was born and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Theodor Robert Geisel and Henrietta Geisel (née Seuss). [9] [10] His father managed the family brewery and was later appointed to supervise Springfield's public park system by Mayor John A. Denison [11] after the brewery closed because of Prohibition. [12]
Lou Fant (December 13, 1931 – June 11, 2001) was a pioneering teacher, author and expert on American Sign Language (ASL). He was also an actor in film, television, and the stage.
Ben was born and raised in Ipswich, Suffolk, where his father was an organist and music teacher.He studied at Ipswich School and St Catharine's College of the University of Cambridge, where he was a choral scholar.