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Jon Scieszka (SHCHEH-shka: which phonetically resembles ''ścieżka'', the Polish word for "path") (born September 8, 1954) is an American children's writer, best known for picture books created with the illustrator Lane Smith. He is also a nationally recognized reading advocate, and the founder of Guys Read – a web-based literacy program for boys whose mission is "to help boys become self-motivated, lifelong readers."〔("Welcome to Guys Read" ). GuysRead.com.〕 Scieszka was the first U.S. National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, appointed by the Librarian of Congress for calendar years 2008 and 2009.〔("US Children's Literature Gets National Ambassador" ). VOA News; Voice of America (voanews.com). 〕〔("National Ambassador for Young People's Literature" ). Children's Book Council (cbcbooks.org). 〕〔 His ''Time Warp Trio'' series, which teaches kids history, has been adapted into a television show. ==Personal life== Scieszka was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the second oldest among six sons of Shirley Scieszka, and Louis Scieszka, a former elementary school principal. He attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana for high school, Albion College in Michigan where he studied English and pre-med. for his B.A.., and Columbia University for a Master of Fine Arts in fiction writing. Scieszka currently lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn with his wife Jerilyn Hansen, an interior designer. His children, daughter Casey and son Jake, live in the neighborhood as well. After graduating, Scieszka worked in a variety of capacities: teaching at an elementary school (mostly second grade), writing for magazines, and painting apartments. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jon Scieszka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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