To Be a Kid

Maya Ajmera is the founder of The Global Fund for Children and the co-author of more than fifteen books, including To Be a Kid, Faith, Children from Australia to Zimbabwe, and the global education guide, Raising Children to Become Caring Contributors to the World.She is the President and CEO of Society for Science & the Public (SSP) and Publisher of its award-winning magazine, Science News. Maya lives in Washington D.C.

John D. Ivanko is award-winning photographer, author, writer, blogger and national speaker. He is the co-author or photo contributor to nine Global Fund for Children books (Charlesbridge). With Maya Ajmera, he’s co-authored the award-winning To Be a Kid, Be My Neighbor, To Be an Artist, Back to School, Animal Friends, and Come Out and Play.John Ivanko is also the co-author with Lisa Kivirist of Homemade for Sale, Farmstead Chef, the award-winning ECOpreneuring, Rural Renaissance, and Edible Earth. His photography or writing has been published in Mother Earth News, Innovation and Tech Today, Grit, Urban Farm, and Scottish Life, among many other national magazines.