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November 9 Birthday: Benjamin Banneker

by Anne on November 9, 2008

Dear Benjamin BannekerBenjamin Banneker, mathematican & astronomer

Nov. 9, 1731-Oct. 9, 1806

Dear Benjamin Banneker by Andrea Davis Pinkney, illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Voyager, 1998)

Banneker, an 18th century free African American was passionate about learning. Aside from excelling professionally in the fields of math and astronomy, he published an almanac and corresponded with Thomas Jefferson about slavery. Brian Pinkney’s hallmark style—scratchboard—illuminates this story.

Go to the Benjamin Banneker Historical Park & Museum in Baltimore to learn more about this multi-talented man.

February 15 Birthday: Galileo Galilei

by Anne on February 15, 2008

Galileo Galilei, astronomer

Feb. 15, 1564-Jan. 8, 1642Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei by Peter Sis (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, reprint, 2000)

Winner of the Caldecott Honor Medal for its glorious artwork, this is the story of the scientist who was heralded and them condemned for his ideas.

For extensive resources on Galileo Galilei, visit The Galileo Project at Rice University.

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