Famous Authors, Artists, and Innovators

This artist honors African American culture.

• Carmen Lomas Garza

• Kadir Nelson

• Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Bill Martin Jr.

This bilingual artist honors Mexican American culture.

• Carmen Lomas Garza

• Kadir Nelson

• Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Bill Martin Jr.

This artist helped us learn about pioneer life.

• Carmen Lomas Garza

• Kadir Nelson

• Laura Ingalls Wilder

• Bill Martin Jr.

This author wrote The Legend of The Bluebonnet and The Legend of The Poinsettia.

• Tomie dePaola

• Kadir Nelson

• Bill Martin Jr.

• Milton Hershey

This author wrote Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

• Tomie dePaola

• Kadir Nelson

• Bill Martin Jr.

• Milton Hershey

This innovator started the Hershey Chocolate company.

• Tomie dePaola

• Kadir Nelson

• Bill Martin Jr.

• Milton Hershey

This innovator started the Walmart and Sam's Club grocery stores.

• Bill Gates

• Sam Walton

• Jonas Salk

• Milton Hershey

This innovator started the Microsoft software company.

• Bill Gates

• Sam Walton

• Jonas Salk

• Milton Hershey

This innovator is a scientist who made the polio vaccine.

• Bill Gates

• Sam Walton

• Jonas Salk

• Milton Hershey

This innovator is a scientist who encouraged other people to use pasteurization. Pasteurization heats milk and kills harmful bacteria.

• Louis Pasteur

• Sam Walton

• Bill Gates

• Milton Hershey