Janusz KorczakK wrote the classic children's book King Matt the
First and many nonfiction works. To mark the centennial of
Korczak's birth, the United Nations declared 1979 the International
Year of the Child and dedicated it to him. Korczak perished in 1942
in Treblinka, along with the Jewish orphans he refused to
abandon.
A nationally renowned advocate for literacy and literature-based
instruction, Esmé Raji Codell is today "one of the nation's most
sought-after voices for empowering teachers" (People) and a
"Superstar of Education" (Scolastic Instructor). Esmé has been
interviewed on CBS This Morning, CNN, C-SPAN's Book Talk, and NPR.
The author of How to Get Your Child to Love Reading as well as
award-winning books for children, Esmé lives with her husband and
son in Chicago, where she spent many years as an educator in
Chicago public schools and now runs the popular children's
literature Web site PlanetEsme.com and the unique literary salon,
the PlanetEsme Bookroom.
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