Songju Ma Daemicke
an Award-Winning Children's Author
SONGJU MA DAEMICKE, a former software engineer with Motorola, is an award-winning Chinese-American children's book author.
马松桔
马松桔
NEWS
NEWS
OUR WORLD : CHINA
OUR WORLD : CHINA
Saturday, October 7, 2023, 11:00 am
Barnes and Noble
261 N 46th Street, Rogers, AR. 72756
Book Launch
Tu YouYou's Discovery: Finding A Cure For Malaria
Tu YouYou's Discovery: Finding A Cure For Malaria
Nominated for the 2024 Garden State Children's Book Awards
Nominated for the 2024 Garden State Children's Book Awards
Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope
Grace Lee Boggs: Gardens of Hope
OUR WORLD : CHINA
OUR WORLD : CHINA
Nǐ hǎo! Let’s spend a day in China! Fly kites in the square, buy sweet lychee at the market, and go paddle boating at the lake. Author Songju Ma Daemicke and illustrator Jam Dong draw on their personal experiences growing up in China to create this appealing board book as part of the Our World Series for very young readers.
By Songju Ma Daemicke, Illustrated Jam Dong, Barefoot Books 10/03/2023
Tu Youyou's Discovery is featured in Science Magazine
Tu Youyou's Discovery is featured in Science Magazine
Tu YouYou's Discovery: Finding A Cure For Malaria
Tu YouYou's Discovery: Finding A Cure For Malaria
is now available in Chinese
is now available in Chinese
Excellence in Science Books
Excellence in Science Books
Tu Youyou's Discovery
A Finalist for AAAS/Subaru 2023 Children's
Science Picture Book Award
Tu Youyou's Discovery
A Finalist for AAAS/Subaru 2023 Children's
Science Picture Book Award
Mathical authors panel
- Windows, Mirrors, & Doors
: The Joy of Math
Mathical authors panel
- Windows, Mirrors, & Doors
: The Joy of Math
Tu Youyou's Discovery
Tu Youyou's Discovery
A Mighty Girl's 2021 Books of the Year
A Mighty Girl's 2021 Books of the Year
STEM WOMEN IN KIDLIT podcast
with Rajani Narasimhan LaRocca & Artemis Roehrig
STEM WOMEN IN KIDLIT podcast
with Rajani Narasimhan LaRocca & Artemis Roehrig
STEM Across Cultures
STEM Across Cultures
A compelling introduction to a passionate and tenacious Chinese researcher. - Kirkus Reviews
A compelling introduction to a passionate and tenacious Chinese researcher. - Kirkus Reviews
A compelling introduction to a passionate and tenacious Chinese researcher. - Kirkus Reviews
A much-needed biography of a woman scientist and great addition to any library’s STEM collection - School Library Journal
A much-needed biography of a woman scientist and great addition to any library’s STEM collection - School Library Journal
November 16th 2022 at 6:30 PM
By Songju Ma Daemicke, Illustrated by Lin, Albert Whitman & Co., 10/1/2021 Tu Youyou had been interested in science and medicine since she was a child, so when malaria started infecting people all over the world in 1969, she went to work on finding a treatment. Trained as a medical researcher in college and healed by traditional medicine techniques when she was young, Tu Youyou experimented with natural Chinese remedies. The treatment she discovered, Artemisinin, saved millions of lives, earned her a Novel Prize, and is still used all over the world today.
By Songju Ma Daemicke, Illustrated by Lin, Albert Whitman & Co., 10/1/2021
Tu Youyou had been interested in science and medicine since she was a child, so when malaria started infecting people all over the world in 1969, she went to work on finding a treatment. Trained as a medical researcher in college and healed by traditional medicine techniques when she was young, Tu Youyou experimented with natural Chinese remedies. The treatment she discovered, Artemisinin, saved millions of lives, earned her a Novel Prize, and is still used all over the world today.
Tu Youyou's Discovery
- Finding a Cure for Malaria
Tu Youyou's Discovery
- Finding a Cure for Malaria
A Very Special Brave Girls Book Launch
A Very Special Brave Girls Book Launch
By Songju Ma Daemicke, Illustrated by Lin, Albert Whitman & Co., 03/06/2025 When Grace Lee Boggs was eight years old, her teacher gave her a copy of The Secret Garden. As a Chinese-American who had experienced prejudice, Grace wanted to grow a garden of her own that would help people heal from the injustice in society. Grace dedicated her life to fighting for civil, environmental, labor, and women’s rights. In 1992, she and her husband founded Detroit Summer, a multicultural and intergenerational youth program that inspired kids to become leaders in their community. Together with these “solutionaries,” Grace finally created the garden she dreamed about, one that continues to inspire people to make the world a better place for everyone.
By Songju Ma Daemicke, Illustrated by Lin, Albert Whitman & Co., 03/06/2025
When Grace Lee Boggs was eight years old, her teacher gave her a copy of The Secret Garden. As a Chinese-American who had experienced prejudice, Grace wanted to grow a garden of her own that would help people heal from the injustice in society. Grace dedicated her life to fighting for civil, environmental, labor, and women’s rights. In 1992, she and her husband founded Detroit Summer, a multicultural and intergenerational youth program that inspired kids to become leaders in their community. Together with these “solutionaries,” Grace finally created the garden she dreamed about, one that continues to inspire people to make the world a better place for everyone.
A Vote for Susanna, the First Woman Mayor by Karen Greenwald
Dear Mr. Dickens by Nancy Churnin
Tu Youyou's Discovery: Finding a Cure for Malaria
By Songju Daemicke
Virtual launch - the National Women's History Museum
10/01/2021,11 AM – 12: CDT.
10/01/2021,11 AM – 12: CDT.
Libary school library journal Picture Book Palooza
A SheMadeHistory AuthorChat
July 15 10am-5pm
Albert Whitman virtual booth
National Math Festival
Free to Public
12/10/2020, 1:00-2:00pm EST
Publisher Weekly
Publisher Weekly
I'm presenting at the centennial conference of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Mathical Honor Book author
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
April 3, 11:30am-noon 2020
Book signing: 12:30 -3:30pm
McCormick Place, Chicago
Anderson's Annual Children's Literature Breakfast
featured author
Bobak's Signature Events
6440 Double Eagle Drive, Woodridge, IL.
6440 Double Eagle Drive, Woodridge, IL.
Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
New and FREE informative ebook for children:
Be a Coronavirus Fighter!
By Songju Ma Daemicke and Helen H. Wu, Yeehoo Press
National Math Festival Online Roundtable
Mathical Author Reading
May 6, 2020 from 2:30-3:30pm Eastern Time
MATHICAL Authors
Book Reading & Signing
Chicago Children Museum
Book Reading & Signing
Chicago Children Museum
April 4, 2-4 p.m. 2020
Navy Pier
700 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Navy Pier
700 E Grand Ave, Chicago, IL 60611
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
English
Spanish
Arabic
Indonesian
Japanese
Chinese
is now available in seven lauguages
Thai
by Booklist
by Booklist
December 1st, 2018, 11:30am-12:30 pm, The Regency Ballroom D, Ballroom Level, West Tower, Hyatt Regency,
151 E. Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL.
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Children Book Council's (CBC)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Children Book Council's (CBC)
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and Children Book Council's (CBC)
National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and Children Book Council's (CBC)
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), NationalCouncil of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM),National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE)
Children's Book Council (CBC)
Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI), NationalCouncil of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM),National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE)
Teachers of English (NCTE)
Children's Book Council (CBC)
The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) by the University of Canberra, Australian Government Department of Education and Training
Early Learning STEM Australia (ELSA) by the University of Canberra, Australian Government Department of Education and Training
Purdue University’s
INSPIRE Research Institute.
Purdue University’s
INSPIRE Research Institute.
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant is on School Library Journal's 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Ten – 2017 Math Picture Books
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant is on School Library Journal's 31 Days, 31 Lists: Day Ten – 2017 Math Picture Books
Elizabeth Bird says: "If you need a fable to explain how to demonstrate buoyancy and, better still, calculate it, look ye no further."
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Children Book Council's (CBC)
National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and Children Book Council's (CBC)
Powerful biographies and histories of those who have helped shape the world around them.
Powerful biographies and histories of those who have helped shape the world around them.
旅美作家马松桔 ( Songju Ma Daemicke) 第二本英文幼儿教育读物《曹冲称象》已正式出版，并于日前在芝加哥北郊隆重举办新书发布会。中国驻芝加哥总领事馆副总领事刘军，以及众多社区友好人士出席。刘军副总领事赞扬马松桔女士笔耕不辍，以出版英文幼教读物方式，弘扬中国传统文化，并希望这样儿童读物出版得越多越好，让美国的孩子们从小了解中国故事，为中美的世代友好打下坚实基础。
芝加哥侨学网关于我的新书《曹冲称象》的新闻报道
Songju was featured in the Chinese of Chicago
芝加哥侨学网关于我的新书《曹冲称象》的新闻报道
Songju was featured in the Chinese of Chicago 
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
An Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2018
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
An Outstanding Science Trade Book for 2018
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
A Best STEM BOOK of 2018
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
A Best STEM BOOK of 2018
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
"Book Power" Showcase selection (Children's Book Council)
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
"Book Power" Showcase selection (Children's Book Council)
"Book Power" Showcase selection (Children's Book Council)
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
Notable Social Studies Books list for Young People 2018
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
Notable Social Studies Books list for Young People 2018
Notable Social Studies Books list for Young People 2018
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
A Mathical Honor book of 2018
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
A Mathical Honor book of 2018
《曹冲称象》
《闻香案》
《曹冲称象》
《闻香案》
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
Winner of the 2018 CALA Best Book Award
Best Juvenile Literature
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
Winner of the 2018 CALA Best Book Award
Best Juvenile Literature
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
Australian Early Childhood STEM Booklist
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
Australian Early Childhood STEM Booklist
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
2018 Engineering Gift Guide
(ages 1-18)
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
2018 Engineering Gift Guide
(ages 1-18)
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
STEM in the Real World
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
STEM in the Real World
Songju Ma Daemicke was featured in the China Daily
Songju Ma Daemicke was featured in the China Daily
Songju grew up in the northeastern province of Jilin in a small town that had no library. How she got from there to becoming a published author in America and her second language is something of a remarkable story in itself.
As she put it: "My road to be an author was long, winding, and bumpy, crossing over two continents."
The slogan of the school she went to was: "If you master math, physics and chemistry, you can conquer the world." Her PhD thesis was a comprehensive study of earthquake tremors before she switched to computer science, picking up a master's at DePaul University and going to work as a software engineer for Motorola.
Songju Ma Daemicke was featured in
the Chicago Tribune, Surburban Section, Glenview Annoucements, Shout Out column
Songju Ma Daemicke was featured in
the Chicago Tribune, Surburban Section, Glenview Annoucements, Shout Out column
Songju Ma Daemicke was featured in the Glenview Lantern, a local newspaper
Songju Ma Daemicke was featured in the Glenview Lantern, a local newspaper
Available in Chinese
Saturday, October 7, 2017 2:00pm-3:30pm
Glenview Public Library, E. Community Room
(1930 Glenview Rd, Glenview, IL 60025) (not sponsored by the Glenview Public Library)Refreshments will be served. Everyone is welcome.
Book Launch
for
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
by Songju Ma Daemicke, illustrated by Christina Wald
Book Launch
for
Cao Chong Weighs an Elephant
by Songju Ma Daemicke, illustrated by Christina Wald
"Nicely produced and balanced in its instructive approach. "
KIRKUS Reviews
"Nicely produced and balanced in its instructive approach. "
KIRKUS Reviews
A wonderful start to 2017
A Case of Sense, was just selected by the Kansas NEA Reading Circle for their 2017 catalog. School library-media specialists across the state use this catalog to buy great books for their school libraries.
A Case of Sense is on the "Holiday reading for the little ones and their middle-school siblings" recommended book list. See East Bay Times and San Jose Mercury News (California Newspapers)
A Case of Sense is on the "Holiday reading for the little ones and their middle-school siblings" recommended book list. See East Bay Times and San Jose Mercury News (California Newspapers)
"A folktale retelling that's well-suited to a new generation of young readers." KIRKUS Reviews
"A folktale retelling that's well-suited to a new generation of young readers." KIRKUS Reviews
Book Signing
2016 ISLMA Conference
Book Signing
2016 ISLMA Conference
Friday, Nov. 4 , 2016 2:00-4:00pm
SCBWI-IL Booth, 2016 ISLMA Conference
Tinley Park Convention Center Holiday Inn.
18451 Convention Center Drive,
Tinley Park, IL. 60477
美国的出版业竞争非常激烈，作为第一代移民的中国女子，马松桔要用英文写作，要达到出版业对英文语言艺术的要求，特别是能达到儿童教育系列丛书的水平，这并不是一件很容易的事情。但是，马松桔做到了，她在照顾孩子、家庭的同时，报名参加英文写作班培训，凭着坚忍不拔的毅力，还有东方女性的智慧，她的作品最终获得了美国出版界的认可。
马松桔计划在未来出版儿童教育类系列丛书，《闻香案》（The Case of Sense）是第一本，此系列的第二本(Chong Cao Weighs an Elephant)，则预期将在明年面世。《闻香案》也在亚马逊书城和Barnes & Nobles正式发行。
芝加哥侨学网关于我的新书《闻香案》的新闻报道
Songju was featured in the Chinese of Chicago
芝加哥侨学网关于我的新书《闻香案》的新闻报道
Songju was featured in the Chinese of Chicago Songju Ma Daemicke was featured in the China Daily
Songju Ma Daemicke was featured in the China Daily
Songju Ma Daemicke was born in Jilin, one of China's northeastern provinces, and came to the United States in 1996 to advance her education, eventually earning a master's in computer science. She married and moved to the northern Chicago suburb of Glenview, working as a software engineer for Motorola until her twin daughters were born.
Chong Cao Weighs an Elephant
How does one weigh a huge elephant in ancient China without the use of a modern-day scale? This question confused all the most learned advisers, but not seven-year-old Chong Cao, who cleverly uses a science principle to solve the problem of determining the weight of an elephant.
Picture book
A Case of Sense
The greedy and calculating Fu Wang cooks a feast in his yard and then demands that his neighbors pay for the delicious smells. How will the judge rule in this unusual case? Should the neighbors have to pay?
