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April 8 Birthday: Sonja Henie

Anne — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:49:28 +0000

Sonja Henie, athlete

Apr. 8, 1912-Oct. 12, 1969

Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Harcourt, 1997)

A three-time Olympic figure skating champion, Henie was the youngest world champion in history.

Click Olympic.org to read a profile of Henie: The First Figure Skating Celebrity.

January 28 Birthday: Jackson Pollock

Anne — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:56:29 +0000

Jackson Pollock, artist

Jan. 28, 1912-Aug. 11, 1956

Action Jackson by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker (Frances Lincoln Publishers, 2005)

Splatter painting anyone? This is a riveting look at Lavender Mist, one of abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock’s most famous paintings and how he came to paint it.

Browse the collection of Pollock’s work at The Museum of Modern Art at MoMa.org.

December 22 Birthday: Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson

Anne — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:37:13 +0000

Claudia “Lady Bird” Johnson, environmentalist and former First Lady

Dec. 22, 1912-July 11, 2007

Miss Lady Bird’s Wildflowers: How a First Lady Changed America by Kathi Appelt, illustrated by Joy Fisher Hein (HarperCollins, 2005)

One person can make our world a more beautiful place. Here’s proof. Thank you, Lady Bird.

Visit The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas.

book source: bookstore purchase