Name Carla McClafferty | Role Author | |
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Books In defiance of Hitler, FORGIVING GOD, The Head Bone's Connecte, Fourth Down and Inches: C, Something Out of Nothing | ||
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Carla Killough McClafferty (born July 11, 1958), is an American author of non-fiction for children, writing mostly about science and history. The International Reading Association awarded the 2007 Children's Book Award for Intermediate Nonfiction to her book Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium. The National Council of Teachers of English gave a 2008 Orbis Pictus Recommended book designation to In Defiance of Hitler: The Secret Mission of Varian Fry.
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- Nonfiction books by carla killough mcclafferty that fit common core standards
- Read across america with author carla killough mcclafferty the many faces of george washington
- Personal life
- Career
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Read across america with author carla killough mcclafferty the many faces of george washington
Personal life
McClafferty was born, raised, and still lives in Arkansas. She grew up on her parent’s rice and soybean farm in the tiny Lonoke County community of Tomberlin. About attending England Elementary School she says, “We didn’t even have a library; instead, a shelf filled with books stretched across the side of the room beneath the windows.”
She has three children, Ryan, Brittney, and Corey McClafferty. In 1988, her son Corey, at the age of fourteen months, fell from the backyard swing and died from a head injury. This tragedy led to her first book, Forgiving God. Since then, she has researched and written four non-fiction books for young readers.
Career
Before becoming a writer, McClafferty worked as a Registered Radiologic Technologist. McClafferty coined the phrase Biography Plus to describe her books, which means her heavily researched biographies also include information that deepens the reader’s understanding of the topic. For example in her latest book, The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon, biography material about Washington is enhanced by a recent investigation at Mount Vernon to determine what George Washington really looked like at three pivotal moments in his life.
In addition to being the author of literary nonfiction books, Carla Killough McClafferty is also an experienced public speaker for audiences of all ages at a various local, national and international venues. She served as Regional Advisor for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Arkansas branch for three years.