 Susan
Casey
is the author of Women Invent! Two Centuries of Discovery That Have
Shaped Our World, chosen as one of the top 10 history books for girls, and of
Kids Inventing! A Handbook for Young Inventors, a chapter of which is
anthologized in the McGraw Hill Open Court Reading Series Imagine It 2009. Based
in Los Angeles, Susan has presented at schools throughout California and in
other states including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Montana and Idaho. Invention and the
world of non-fiction writing come alive in her interactive presentations.
Students see videos and images of kid and women inventors, and handle inventions
they created, learn the basics of invention and come away, "Hey, I could be an
inventor!" |
 MIKE GRAF is a former classroom teacher and TV weatherman. He knows how to speak to children and his assemblies are highly engaging and informative. Mike has written over 70 books for children and teachers. Mike’s presentations include personally-experienced, gripping tales about scorpion encounters, flash floods, dinosaur digs, wolf sightings, bears encounters, cave rescues and explorations, thunderstorms and lightning strikes, tornado chasing, national parks adventures, rock-climbing and many other subjects. He also presents information on weather, the writing process, and how to create great stories. |