Donna Janell Bowman
Children's Author
Round Rock, TX
Website: https://www.donnajanellbowman.com/
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About Donna
Donna Janell Bowman's books have garnered such accolades as starred reviews, state book awards and nominations, a Robert F. Sibert Award Honor from ALA, and awards and honors from NCTE, NCSS, Oprah Daily, Library of Congress Great Reads, Best-Of-The-Year lists, and more. Armed with an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts, she writes from her Central Texas home and enjoys speaking at schools around the country.
General Author Visit Information
Grade Levels Visited: 1-12
Visit Formats: In-Person, Virtual
Travel Radius for In-Person Visits: Happy to travel anywhere
Visit Fee Range: Variable. Contact Donna for pricing.
Travel Fee: Travel expenses will be included in quoted rates
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To book Donna for an author visit, please e-mail donna@donnajanellbowman.com or complete her website's contact form.
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Donna has performed hundreds of school visit presentations. She says, "Connecting with students and educators is the best part of my job!"
Featured Books by Donna Janell Bowman
Imagine becoming the first American athlete to win Olympic Gold in the 10,000-meter event, despite being orphaned as a child on the impoverished Pine Ridge Reservation, facing lifetime discrimination, and struggling with a chronic health condition! Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota) did just that. And then he used his success to improve the lives of others.
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Long before he was our beloved 16th president, Abraham Lincoln was known for his smarts and his knee-slapping humor. In 1842, that got him into a heap of trouble. When he clashed with James Shields, a political rival, Lincoln came up with a rascally plan. It proved to be a great big mistake! Shields challenged Lincoln to a duel. Lincoln needed his wit and a healthy dose of humility to save his career — and his life. A rare look at the more human side of Abraham Lincoln, and how the lessons he learned taught him to be a better man.
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A horse that can read, write, spell, and do math? Ridiculous! That's what people thought in the late 1800s — until they met Beautiful Jim Key. In this narrative PB biography of William "Doc" Key, a formerly enslaved man and self-trained veterinarian who believed in kindness toward animals, readers will understand how, as a team, Doc and Jim inspired millions of people to be kinder to animals and to each other.​
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