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Mel Boring | |
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| Born | Melvin Lyle Boring September 12, 1939 St. Clair Shores, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | American children's author; educator |
| Education | Sterling College (BA) Princeton Theological Seminary (MDiv) |
| Children | 4; including Jeremy Davies |
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Melvin Lyle Boring (born September 12, 1939) is an American children's author specializing in non-fiction. A member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Boring has produced works such as Incredible Constructions and the People Who Built Them; Caterpillars, Bugs, and Butterflies; and Guinea Pig Scientists: Bold Self-Experimenters in Science and Medicine (coauthored with Leslie Dendy). Boring also travels the world to speak to students about book writing and publishing while he wears a Cat-in-the-Hat costume.