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GWENDOLYN BATTLE LAVERT was born in Paris, Texatable width="941" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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s. With a master’s degree in education, she has worked as an elementary school teacher, a reading specialist, and an educational consultant. She is the author of Off To School, The Music in Derrick’s Heart, Papa’s Mark, The Barber’s Cutting Edge, and The Shaking Bag. In addition to writing for children, Ms. Battle-Lavert enjoys reading, singing, and speaking to children and adults about her work. She lives in Marion, Indiana, where she is an assistant professor of education at Indiana Wesleyan University.
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HECTOR CANTU created his first newspaper cartoon when he was 12. "It was a small-town community newspaper that just happened to be owned by my brother, but I think I can add that to my resume," Hector says. He went on to study journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and today is an assistant features editor at The Dallas Morning News. He spent nearly six years at the award-winning Hispanic Business magazine in Santa Barbara, California. His writing has appeared in The Los Angeles Times Magazine and Hollywood Reporter. |
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LILA GUZMAN is the author of the award winning Lorenzo Series set during the American Revolution. Lorenzo and the Pirate, the fourth book in the series, continues the saga of Spain's role in the Revolutionary War. Lorenzo and the Turncoat won the 2006 Arizona Authors Literary Award. Her other works include Kichi in Jungle Jeopardy, a middle-grade level novel about a sacred blue chihuahua lost in the Mayan jungle, and George Lopez: Latino King of Comedy.
Lila was born and raised in Kentucky, but currently lives in Round Rock, Texas. She holds a Ph.D. in Spanish and a commission in the U.S. Navy. Lila frequently makes school visits and teaches writing workshops. Contact her at lorenzo1776@yahoo.com or www.lilaguzman.com.
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JENNIFER KINDERT was raised in Sweden and attended the International Art School in Stockholm, and later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Illustration from New York City’s Fashion Institute of Technology-State University of New York. Her illustrated children’s book titles include: “Hurry Up” by Bernette Ford, “Mommy’s Bed” by Sonia Blackboth part of the “Just For You!” series published by Scholastic as well as “The Christmas Puppy” and “Llamas in Pajamas” by Teddy Slater, published by Sterling/Barnes & Noble. Her desire to share her passion for illustration manifests its | | | | | | |
