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Michael Sampson | |
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 Sampson at the 2022 Texas Book Festival. | |
| Born | Michael Roy Sampson Denison, Texas, USA |
| Occupation | Academic and writer |
| Period | 1986–present |
| Genre | Children's fiction |
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Dr. Michael Sampson is a Fulbright Scholar and an American children's author best known for easy-to-read books that feature rhythmic and repetitive language. Sampson's first children's book, The Football That Won, was written solo in 1992 and illustrated by Ted Rand.[1] Later, Sampson wrote 21 books with his best friend and mentor Bill Martin, Jr., including Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 and The Bill Martin Jr Big Book of Poetry.
Sampson taught at Texas A&M University–Commerce for 25 years before moving to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. In August 2010, he was selected as Dean of the School of Education at Southern Connecticut State University. In July 2012, he became Dean of the College of Education at Northern Arizona University. In the summer of 2014, he moved to New York City to become Dean of the School of Education at St. John's University. In 2021–2022, he taught at a university in Europe as a Fulbright Scholar.[2]
- ^ "The Football that Won". Goodreads. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
- ^ Michael Sampson, Ph.D., Named Dean of The School of Education. https://www.stjohns.edu/about/news/2014-06-11/michael-sampson-phd-named-dean-school-education Archived 2018-12-23 at the Wayback Machine.