![]() ![]() ![]() "I love science so I want to interest kids in it and show them that it’s part of our lives every day. How do you choose which historical figures you write about? With your background in biology, it is interesting that many of the scientists you have profiled have been physicists, chemists, and engineers. But with more than 60 books under her belt, she is a writer who can find passion and interest in any subject sent her way, as diverse as the subjects of her two new books, biographies of Willie O’Ree and Terry Fox. This attention to science makes sense, as a former editor at OWL magazine. A catalogue deep with biographies of Chris Hadfield, Albert Einstein, and Marie Curie, she pulls these figures out of recent and far history, and brings their lives and accomplishments to the attention of children across Canada. ![]() We had a chance to talk with Elizabeth about her new books ahead of the day.Įlizabeth MacLeod loves science that much is clear from her bibliography. Children’s Display Day Spring 2020 is coming up on March 4th at the Sherwood Community Centre in Milton, and we are very lucky to have special guest, Forest of Reading winning author Elizabeth MacLeod joining us for an author talk and book signing. ![]()
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