Brian Thornton
earned his BA in History from Gonzaga University and both his BAE (English) and MA (History) from Eastern Washington University. Since entering the teaching profession in 1993, he has taught at every level from sixth grade through college, serving on a variety of committees at both the middle and high school levels, working on numerous teaching teams, and mentoring countless junior and student teachers. He is the author of
The Everything® Kids' States Book, The Everything® Kids' Presidents Book, Teacher Miracles
, and coauthor of
101 Things You Didn't Know about Lincoln
. He lives in Kent, WA.