Marlene Targ Brill | Bookhype

Marlene Targ Brill has been creating children's books for many years. She earned her Administrative Certificate at Loyola University and her B.S. at the University of Illinois at Urbana. She received her Masters degree in Early Childhood Education at Roosevelt University.

She started writing while teaching children with disabilities, producing materials to help her students learn. With time, the desire to write grew stronger. Soon she was writing for a variety of formats--magazines, newspapers, newsletters, videotape, and textbooks--developing materials for readers of all ages.

Marlene continues to interact with children through her writing and by visiting schools across the country. She continues to write fiction and nonfiction books, articles, and educational materials for children and adults. She is the author of TOOTH TALES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, THE DIARY OF A DRUMMER'S BOY (Millbrook) and RAINY DAYS AND RAINBOWS (World Book). Marlene lives in Illinois with her family.

Jul 24, 2024

Cover of Jane Addams

Jane Addams (Biographies for Young Readers)

Sep 20, 2018

Cover of Picture Girl

Picture Girl (Becoming American Kids, #1)

Aug 16, 2018

Cover of Dolores Huerta Stands Strong

Dolores Huerta Stands Strong (Biographies for Young Readers)

Aug 4, 2016

Cover of Chronic Illnesses, Syndromes, and Rare Disorders

Chronic Illnesses, Syndromes, and Rare Disorders (It Happened to Me, #49)

Jul 29, 2014

Cover of Margaret Knight

Margaret Knight

Jan 1, 2014

Cover of Speech and Language Challenges

Speech and Language Challenges (It Happened to Me, #40)

Jan 1, 2012

Cover of History's Kid Heroes

History's Kid Heroes

Jan 1, 2012

Cover of USA Today Health Reports: Deseases and Disorders: Diabetes

USA Today Health Reports: Deseases and Disorders: Diabetes (USA Today Health Reports: Diseases & Disorders)

Jan 1, 2012

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USA Today Health Reports

Aug 1, 2011

Cover of Diabetes

Diabetes (USA Today Health Reports: Diseases & Disorders)

Aug 1, 2011

Cover of The Underground Railroad Adventure of Allen Jay, Antislavery Activist

The Underground Railroad Adventure of Allen Jay, Antislavery Activist (History's Kid Heroes) (History's Kid Heroes (Quality Paper), MARLENE TA)

Aug 1, 2010

Cover of The Rough-Riding Adventure of Bronco Charlie, Pony Express Rider

The Rough-Riding Adventure of Bronco Charlie, Pony Express Rider (History's Kid Heroes)

Aug 1, 2010

Cover of Annie Shapiro and the Clothing Workers' Strike

Annie Shapiro and the Clothing Workers' Strike (History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater)

Sep 1, 2009

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America in the 1980s (Decades of Twentieth-Century America)

Sep 1, 2009

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America in the 1990s (Decades of Twentieth-Century America)

Sep 1, 2009

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America in the 1900s (Decades of Twentieth-Century America)

Sep 1, 2008

Cover of Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama (Gateway Biographies)

Jan 30, 2008

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Multiple Sclerosis (Health Alert)

Jan 30, 2008

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Autism (Health Alert)

Jan 1, 2008

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Allen Jay y El Ferrocarril Subterrneo

Nov 1, 2007

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Allen Jay y el Ferrocarril Subterraneo (Yo Solo Historia)

Sep 1, 2007

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Marshall "Major" Taylor

Aug 1, 2007

Cover of Allen Jay Y El Ferrocarril Subterráneo (Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad)

Allen Jay Y El Ferrocarril Subterráneo (Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad) (Yo Solo: Historia (On My Own History)) (Yo Solo Historia)

Feb 28, 2007

Cover of Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad (4 Paperback/1 CD)

Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad (4 Paperback/1 CD)