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Anna M Lewis

Born: 1960 in Cincinnati, OH
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: I have lived in the Chicago suburbs for over 14 years now. My book City Doodles - Chicago is full of fun facts about Chicago. My book Women of Steel and Stone covers women who designed many Chicago buildings.

Biography: Anna M. Lewis is an award-winning toy inventor, author, illustrator and creativity advocate. Author of WOMEN OF STEEL AND STONE: 22 Inspiring Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers (Chicago Review Press 2014), CITY DOODLES - CHICAGO (Gibbs Smith 2013), and several children's magazines. Anna encourages students to think creatively in her author presentations and in classes that she teaches on cartooning, game design, and monster imaginations in the schools, through her company, ''Ideasplash''. Anna currently lives in Illinois with her wildly creative family and Lucy, an Old English Sheepdog, who patiently piles tennis balls at Anna's feet while she writes.


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Primary Literary Genre(s): Non-Fiction

Primary Audience(s): Children; Young adult readers

Email: anna@annamlewis.com
Website: http://www.annamlewis.com
Anna M Lewis on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=anna+m+lewis


Selected Titles

City Doodles Chicago.
ISBN: 1423634799 OCLC: 829745101

Gibbs Smith 2013.

  Women of steel and stone :
ISBN: 1613745087 OCLC: 867631321

"Reporting on a range of historical and contemporary female builders and designers, this educational book strives to inspire a new generation of girls in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math. With many of the profiles set against the backdrop of such landmark events as the women's suffrage and civil rights movements and the Industrial Revolution, and with original interviews from a number of current architects and engineers, this book provides inspiration and advice directly to young women by highlighting positive examples of how a strong work ethic, perseverance, and creativity can overcome life's obstacles. Each profile focuses on the strengths, passions, and interests each woman had growing up; where those traits took them; and what they achieved. Sidebars on related topics, source notes, and a bibliography make this an invaluable resource for further study"--

Women of steel and stone :
ISBN: 1613736673 OCLC: 840465085

Reporting on a range of historical and contemporary female builders and designers, this educational book strives to inspire a new generation of girls in the disciplines of science, technology, engineering, and math. With many of the profiles set against the backdrop of such landmark events as the women's suffrage and civil rights movements and the Industrial Revolution, and with original interviews from a number of current architects and engineers, this book provides inspiration and advice directly to young women by highlighting positive examples of how a strong work ethic, perseverance, and creativity can overcome life's obstacles. Each profile focuses on the strengths, passions, and interests each woman had growing up; where those traits took them; and what they achieved. Sidebars on related topics, source notes, and a bibliography make this an invaluable resource for further study--

 

 

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