Topic: David Macaulay

Great children's books about inventions

Helium - 471 days ago
Thomas Edison famously said, " From Thomas Edison to Edwin Land (inventor of the Polaroid camera ), this book explores the accomplishments of men and women who came up with many fabulous ideas. The book, like the other Smithsonian title below, puts inventions in ...

Authors, banned books part of 1st Amendment salute

AP News - 866 days ago
Marking Banned Books Week, Vermont authors give live readings from notables" "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" was removed from school classrooms and library shelves after its 1969 publication, deemed inappropriate for its depiction of author Maya Angelou's rape as ...

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Smithsonian - 910 days ago
My greatest professional influence is my family, my colleagues, a series of amazing mentors(and several people who fit in more than one of these categories).. The last books I read were Michael Chwe's "Rational Ritual," Don DeLillo's "The Names ...