My Work

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Nonfiction for Young People

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Citizen Heroes & Heroines
How the U.S. Government Came to Be
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Rome
Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Discovering Ancient Greece
Daily Life in Ancient Greece
The Conquistadors
Juan Ponce de Leon

Magazine & Journal Features

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Walt Disney magazine (fiction) 
Cobblestone
magazine (American history)
Faces magazine (world cultures)
Boomerang!
audio magazine (current events & stories)
One Family (online journal for families adopting from China)

Audio Programs 

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The Economic Consequences of Divorce (Audio Editor, NPR documentary)
Todd Gitlin on Society (Audio Editor, NPR interview series)
The English Voice (Writer, Editor & Host of Panasonic Company’s audio magazine)

Documentary Films

Scriptwriter for a library of videos for One Sky Foundation, a nonprofit working to train Chinese caregivers in state-run orphanages. The films educate caregivers on how to foster the development of their charges through research-based, responsive care.

Curricula

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History Alive: The Ancient World 
History Alive: The Medieval World & Beyond 

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Being a Writer (K-8) Developmental Studies Center
Social Studies Alive (K-5) Teachers’ Curriculum Institute
Social Science 2000+ (K-8) Decision Development Corporation
Paragon World History Program (K-8) Mosaica Education

AWARDS

The publications I have written for have won numerous awards, including…

National Magazine Award for Print and Digital Media
Educational Press Association Award
American Library Association Notable Award
International Reading Association Award
Parents’ Choice Award
Teachers’ Choice Award