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SUMMARY:Celebrate Black History Month with Children’s Author Allen 
 Wells!
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DESCRIPTION:Join celebrated children’s author Allen Wells for a liv
 ely reading of his books\, including "Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spa
 rk" and "Danté Plays His Blues". Celebrate Black voices\, music\, and i
 magination in this engaging experience for children ages 4–8..\nhtt
 ps://pgcmls.libnet.info/event/15246235
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.in
 fo/frontend-images/editor/pgcmls/yvonne.jpg" width="295" height="229" alt=
 "" /></strong></p>\n<p><strong>Yvonne Clark and Her Engineering Spark</str
 ong><br />&nbsp\;<br />Based on a true story\, this inspiring picture book
  is about a curious\, tinkering girl who grew up to become one of the firs
 t Black female engineers for NASA &ndash\; for fans of Ada Twist\, Scienti
 st and Counting on Katherine.</p>\n<p>When she grew up\, Yvonne&rsquo\;s p
 roblem-solving power took her to NASA\, where fellow engineers had a serio
 us problem with the Saturn V rocket&rsquo\;s F-1 engine: It had hot spots
 ―high temperatures in the engine.</p>\n<p>In an electric tribute\, 
 Allen R. Wells artfully tells the life story of his favorite engineering p
 rofessor who also happened to be one of our nation&rsquo\;s most influenti
 al African American engineers. DeAndra Hodge&rsquo\;s bright illustrations
  explode with energy\, matching the vibrance of Yvonne as a creative child
  and following her rise to NASA and beyond.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><img src="htt
 ps://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/pgcmls/dante.jpg" width="27
 8" height="345" alt="" /> &nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong> Dant&eacute\; Plays His
  Blues</strong><br />&nbsp\;<br />When Dant&eacute\; and his mother lose t
 heir housing\, they move in with Uncle Ron and Uncle Joe. It&rsquo\;s toug
 h at first\, as Dant&eacute\; misses his friends and his neighborhood\, so
  Uncle Ron teaches him to play the saxophone. Together they practice every
  day\, DO-RE-MI-FA-RROOWWRR! Learning how to play is hard\, especially whe
 n you have the blues. Can Dant&eacute\; turn his blues into his muse?&nbsp
 \;</p>\n<p><em><strong>The author will be available for a book signing and
  sales following the program. Please note: electronic payments only\; no c
 ash will be accepted.</strong></em></p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libne
 t.info/frontend-images/editor/pgcmls/Image.jpeg" width="170" height="152" 
 alt="" /></p>\n<p><strong> Allen R. Wells</strong> is an accomplished auth
 or\, engineer\, and advocate for inclusion and representation in children&
 rsquo\;s literature. Born and raised in Jackson\, Mississippi\, Allen disc
 overed his passion for storytelling at a young age\, inspired by his secon
 d-grade teacher who introduced him to journaling. This early spark fueled 
 a lifelong journey to create impactful stories that empower young readers.
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