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R. Carol Skinner
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anna Kaserman Harrold, the author of The Giant Slayers, taught elementary and middle school grades for over 30 years in Indiana and Virginia. Her undergraduate and graduate degr...ver másABOUT THE AUTHOR
Anna Kaserman Harrold, the author of The Giant Slayers, taught elementary and middle school grades for over 30 years in Indiana and Virginia. Her undergraduate and graduate degrees from Indiana University span elementary and middle school education and guidance. She and her husband John are experienced Sunday school teachers and Church youth group leaders. Anna is currently Vice President of Family and Community Values, 21st Century Learning Communities, LLC. Her travels associated with her 21st Century Learning Community assignment has provided her insights into the rich cultural diversity in both America and the Peoples Republic of China. Annas capacity for understanding the diversity in life of todays communities is represented in her three-book series of The Village of Crossroads.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
R. Carol Skinner has worked as a freelance artist and illustrator from her Carmel, Indiana, studio for the past 30 years. She is highly recognized for her extensive works in pen, ink, and watercolor as presented in The Giant Slayers. Her acclaim generated commissions from schools, universities, corporate enterprises, and community groups. Her interest in drawing and composition is evident in youth books such as Buds Prairietown Holiday, Buds Flatboat Adventure, The Winter of Gray Fox, and The Conners of Conner Prairie.
ABOUT THE SERIES CONSULTANT
John Andrew Harrold is President, 21st Century Learning Communities, LLC, and Senior Scholar, Vision-Based Community Development, Institute for 21st Century Learning. He is a past president of the Cumberland Town Council, Indiana, and currently serves as Commissioner, Cumberland Redevelopment Commission. John has had an extensive public education background, including 12 years as Director of Curriculum, Indiana Department of Education. As Director, his accomplishments included designing Indianas current programs for Home Schooling and Gifted and Talent Education. His State of Indiana service also includes the responsibilities of serving as Chairman, Indiana Textbook Adoption Committee and Executive Director, Indiana Curriculum Advisory Council of the Indiana State Board of Education.ver menos