Celebrating educators, who go far above and beyond the call of duty, American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom ($45.00) shines a spotlight on one of the most underappreciated, undercompensated, yet critically important professions in the world. Over the course of two years, Katrina Fried has interviewed and written the stories of 50 extraordinary teachers from kindergarten through 12th grade, selected from public and charter schools across the United States. The result is a collection of inspiring and informative first person-narratives accompanied by heartfelt letters from students and captivating portraits taken by celebrated photographers from around the country such as Peter Feldstein, Roman Cho, Paul Natkin and Laura Straus.
Katrina Fried has previously written Everyday Heroes: 50
Americans Changing The World One Nonprofit At A Time, American Farmer,
and as Senior Editor and Assoc. Publisher of Welcome Books has edited or
produced numerous award-winning and bestselling titles including:
Artists in Love, The Oxford Project, Gay in America, The Last Good War,
Slow: Life in a Tuscan Town, Cooking with Italian Grandmothers, Primal
Cuts, On The Street, and Red Carpet. Creating unique visual narratives
that push the boundaries and traditional limitations of illustrated
books is her greatest passion. She lives and works in NYC and Northern
CA.
You can watch Katrina and one of the teachers on MSNBC here, read Katrina's piece "8 Teachers You'll Wish You Had When You Were in School" on Education Nation here, and read "The 12 Rules the Best Teachers Live By" on the Huffington Post here.