Children's author Anne Bustard on her favorite picture book biographies and a few collected biographies, too, birthday by birthday.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
May 19 Birthday: Bob Switzer
Bob Switzer, inventor
May 19, 1914-Aug. 20, 1997
The Day-Glo Brothers by Chris Barton, illustrated by Tony Persiani (Charlesbridge, 2008)
Not yet published, but in the queue this July, this bio about the brothers who invented eye-popping colors is sure to be a hit.
Day-Glo worms? View “A Primer on Marine Flatworms for K-12 Students” at the University of New Hampshire site and you’ll be a believer.
The other half of this duo, Joe Switzer was born on August 16, 1915.