![]() ![]() John was recognized as a News and Observer Tar Heel of the Week for his influential work as an educator and a children’s book author. He earned his Masters of Education in Literacy which he also received from UNC-Chapel Hill. ![]() He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a North Carolina Teaching Fellow and taught elementary school for 13 years. Originally from Pamlico County, John grew up a ravenous reader, playing violin and guitar, and having his head filled with his grandfather’s stories of train hopping and hoboing around the country. John Claude Bemis is an educator, musician and the award-winning author of four novels. ![]() I believe the experience of reading books and writing stories in childhood can be transformative it can help young people discover their unique potential and set them on wondrous paths. 2013 Piedmont Laureate, Children’s Literature ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |