Leland Melvin is an engineer, educator, author, and former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver. After twenty-four years with NASA as a researcher, an astronaut, and a senior executive service leader, ...

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Leland Melvin—engineer, educator, and a former NASA astronaut and NFL wide receiver—reflects on his lifelong passion for ...

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Leland Melvin, former NASA astronaut and Detroit Lions wide receiver, visited the elementary school to share his message and ...

The Library of Congress has given Mac Barnett the job of promoting books and reading to kids across the country. His plan is to focus on picture books.

Picture book author Mac Barnett (who often works with illustrator Jon Klassen) has been named the Library of Congress' new ambassador for young people's literature. We talk with Barnett about what it ...

Roberta Noell Tom, an accomplished Navajo professional from Stealing Rock, released her first children’s book, “Bebe Bear and ...

In an office decorated with photos of stars and comets illuminating the night sky, Elias Aydi has written his first novel ...

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Leland Melvin’s 'Space Chasers' is aimed for kids 8 to 12. Fact checked by Sarah Scott Leland Melvin, the NFL wide receiver ...