Nancy Churnin
Children's Author
Plano, TX
Website:
www.nancychurnin.com
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Instagram: @nchurnin​
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Email: nancychurnin@gmail.com
About Nancy
Nancy Churnin is an award-winning author who writes books about people who inspire kids to persevere, be kind and follow their dreams to make the world a better place. Among her honors: Sydney Taylor Honor, Sydney Taylor Notables, South Asia Book Award, Junior Library Guild selections, National Council for the Social Studies Notables, Silver Eurekas, Bank Street Best Books for Kids, Kids Choice Awards, Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award, Sakura Finalist, National Federation of Press Women First Place Award, starred reviews, multiple state reading lists including the Texas 2X2 and Topaz Awards, A Mighty Girl lists. Nancy lives in North Texas and provides free teacher guides, projects and resources on her website nancychurnin.com
General Author Visit Information
Grade Levels Visited: PreK-12
Visit Formats: In-Person, Virtual
Travel Radius for In-Person Visits: Will travel anywhere.
Visit Fee Range: Contact Carole Weitzel at carole@authorsandmore.com for pricing
Travel Fee: Travel fees for schools and institutions more than 60 miles from Plano, Texas
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To book Nancy for an author visit, please e-mail her Booking Agent, Carole Weitzel, at carole@authorsandmore.com or go to authorsandmore.com
Additional Author Visit Information
Nancy enjoys customizing her visit to fit your needs. She has presented to students, to teachers, to general audiences. She can focus on a particular book, on her book journey, the craft of writing, do a writing workshop, and include interactive components, from teaching to sign language to working together on projects of making a positive difference in the world.
Featured Books by Nancy Churnin
William Hoy was born when Abraham Lincoln was president and baseball was a new game. He wanted to play this game more than anything, but he was Deaf and people told him that he couldn't play because he couldn't hear the umpire's calls. William taught the umpires his language, sign language, for safe and out. He became one of the most popular and beloved players of his time and changed baseball for the better.
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(available in English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese & Swedish)
A 300-foot mountain separated Manjhi's poor village from the a village that had a school, hospital, market and jobs. Manjhi could climb the mountain to go to work but he worried about others who couldn't. This is the true story of a man who sold everything he had -- three goats -- to buy a used hammer and chisel so he could chisel a path through the mountain. At first people laughed. Then they helped. Twenty-two years later, there was a path through the mountain, that is now called Dashrath Manjhi Road.​
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Rose Katz and Morris Michtom grew up in Russia during a period of persecution against Jewish people. Hoping to find kindness and opportunity in another country, they emigrated to the United States, where they got married and opened a candy shop. In 1902, they read a newspaper article about President Theodore Roosevelt sparing a bear on a hunting trip. To the delight of their daughter, Emily, the Michtoms created a small, stuffed version of the animal and named it Teddy's Bear. Before long, this cuddly symbol of one man's act of compassion became a beloved toy that continues to delight children all over the world.
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