Monica Kulling is a poet who has published over forty books for children, including picture books, adaptations of classic novels, and biographies. Known for introducing biography to children who are just learning to read, she has written about Harriet Tubman, Henry Ford, Houdini, Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart, among others. Her award-winning Great Idea Series features biographies of inventors and their captivating inventions. She is also the author of the hilarious Merci Mister Dash! and Mister Dash and the Cupcake Calamity. The author lives in Toronto, Ontario.
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"Readily engage[s] young readers with fascinating information. They
present the lives of their characters in a narrative style and
provide absorbing details, both visually and in the text, that
gives these accounts an intimate feel.... These and other
informational tidbits give the book a personal relatable quality."
- Atlantic Books Today
"Non-fiction fans will enjoy this account of how Guglielmo Marconi
invented wireless communication." - The Winnipeg Free Press
"Richard Rudnicki's illustrations take the readers to Marconi's
time and places, providing the appropriate atmosphere for his
story. By resisting the need for excessive text, the affliction of
many biographies for young people, and enhancing that limited text
with illustrations, Tundra's Great Ideas Series will continue to
garner awards and recognition. With Monica Kulling at the writing
helm and astutely concentrating on the anecdotes of pivotal
experiences, the stories will continue to be fascinating to young
readers." - CanLit for Little Canadians
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