Richard Michelson
poet, children’s book author, and speaker; former Poet Laureate of Northampton, MA; host of Northampton Poetry Radio; founder and owner of R. Michelson Galleries; winner of the National Jewish Book Award, Sydney Taylor Award, Junior Library Guild Gold Medals, Massachusetts Book Award, and Teacher of the Year Social Justice Award; named a Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People by the National Council for the Social Studies and the Children’s Book Council, NY Times 10 Best Illustrated Books, and Harlem Book Fest Wheatley Finalist
Fascinating: The Life of Leonard Nimoy by Richard Michelson
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers (2016)
2017 Massachusetts Book Award Honor
2017 Sydney Taylor Award Silver Medal
2017 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People — National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and the Children’s Book Council
2016 Junior Library Guild Gold Medal
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The Language of Angels: A Story About the Reinvention of Hebrew by Richard Michelson
Published by Charlesbridge (2017)
2018 Sydney Taylor Award: Association of Jewish Libraries
2017 National Jewish Book Award
2017 Junior Library Guild Gold Medal
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