Marlene Targ Brill
Marlene Targ Brill began writing while teaching children with disabilities, producing materials to help her students learn. With time, the desire to write grew stronger. Soon she was writing for a variety of formats--magazines, Internet, newspapers, videotape, and textbooks—and readers of all ages.
Today, Marlene is an award-winning author of 65 books (mostly nonfiction and historical fiction) for children and adults. She has received several honors for writing and is included in Something about the Author (vols. 77 and 124) and Contemporary Authors (vol. 97). Yet, she never forgets where her dream of writing originated--through her work with children. Now she is drawn back into the classroom to share the wonders of research and writing, and of course, books.
PRESENTATIONS:
Since she writes for preschoolers through adults, Marlene feels comfortable speaking with any age reader. Her lively 30-60-minute presentations include maps, pictures, gross stuff like a tooth collection, and a slide or PowerPoint presentation. Each session contains information about:
- idea sparkers
- the variety of writing formats
- how she writes
- steps to publishing a book
- writing tips
Presentations emphasize:
Marlene also conducts writing and other educational workshops and takes requests.
- the fun of nonfiction
- the detective work involved in research
- the reading-writing connection
SELECTED TITLES:
Bronco Charlie and the Pony Express
Raising Smart Kids for Dummies
Tooth Tales from Around the World
Diary of a Drummer Boy
Margaret Knight: Girl Inventor
Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad (new in Spanish, CD, audiotape)
Extraordinary Young People
Winning Women in Baseball and Softball (also Basketball, Soccer, Ice Hockey
)
Trail of Tears: The Journey from Home
Women for Peace
Illinois
Garbage Trucks
Veteran's Day
Doctors
Concrete Mixers
Barack Obama: Working to Make a Difference
Marshall "Major" Taylor: World Champion Cyclist, 1899-1901
Diabetes/Tourette Syndrome
Alzheimer's Disease/Down Syndrome/Autism/ Lung Cancer/ Multiple Sclerosis
Contact Information:
E-mail: marlenetbrill@comcast.net
Website: http://www.marlenetargbrill.com
Phone: 847-251-4448
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