Catherine Thimmesh
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Catherine Thimmesh

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Catherine Thimmesh is an award-winning author, speaker, and creativity educator. Her creative children’s nonfiction titles have won numerous awards, including a New York Times Notable Book and the prestigious Sibert Medal. She is the author of the best-selling book: GIRLS THINK OF EVERYTHING: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women — which was substantially revised and newly released in 2018. TEAM MOON: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon won the Sibert Medal, while CAMP PANDA: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild was a Sibert Honor book. Her newest book — SMASH, CRASH, TOPPLE, ROLL! The Inventive Rube Goldberg: A Life in Comics, Contraptions, and Six Simple Machines — is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection and releases May 6, 2025. You can watch her discuss the importance of creativity in her TEDx talk: Creativity in the Classroom (in 5 minutes or less) on YouTube, or Catherine’s website. Catherine lives and works in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

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    • How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon
    • Written by: Catherine Thimmesh
    • Narrated by: Andy Paris
    • Length: 1 hr and 39 mins
    • Release date: 2009-02-25
    • Language: English
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