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BETSY KUHN

BETSY KUHN

Author: Poolesville, MD 301/972-7001 E-mail: betsykuhn@comcast.net.
Books:	The Race for Space: The United States and the Soviet Union Compete for the New Frontier; Prying Eyes: Privacy in the 21st Century; Angels of Mercy: The Army Nurses of World War II; Not Exactly Nashville (a middle-grade novel); Top Ten Jockeys.
Fee:	$300 for 50-minute presentation; $500 for two 50-minute presentations. Fees/expenses for additional presentations or out-of-town presentations negotiable.
Availability:	Grades 4 – 12
Features:	I offer the following presentations, with the content adjusted according to age group. How to G.R.O.W. a Book…or a Report, or Practically Any Nonfiction Project. In this presentation, I explain how I write my nonfiction books. I Gather, Read, Organize, and Write (G.R.O.W.), an approach that can be adopted by students for their own nonfiction work. I use examples from my own projects to show how to amass a messy pile of information and end up with a carefully-constructed finished product. Privacy in the 21st Century: I provide a topical overview of the privacy debate for students. We will explore: 1) who owns personal data; 2) privacy in relation to new technologies (RFID chips, retinal scans, GPS, etc.); 3) privacy rights vs. national security; and more. Space Race USA!: This fun, fast-paced, highly-visual presentation introduces the early space program, from Sputnik to Apollo 11, and discusses the cultural and social impact of the space race. Women in World War II: On the home front and on the battlefields, American women played a vital role in the war. My presentation relies largely on first-person accounts and identifies some of the women who played crucial roles.
Awards:	Angels of Mercy: ALA Best Book for Young Adults, Smithsonian Notable Book for Children, and Best Book for the Teen Age by New York Public Library. The Race for Space has been recommended by the National Science Teachers Association on its NSTA Recommends website: http://www2.nsta.org/recommends.