Joan Druckman and her son Michael N. Druckman have collaborated on their first book, “Memory Emory and his Hiding Places.” He created the story and she did the illustrations.##M:[more]##
The book features memory training for both children and adults. For children it may help them learn without the rote memorization that many adults grew up with. For adults it may be easier to find the car keys in the future.
Joan Druckman, a 35-year resident of West Windsor, graduated from Simmons College in Boston. Although she is mostly a math tutor, she has taught SAT and PSAT workshops since 1983. “My goal is to relax the way kids think about the tests,” she says. “They should abandon the tests but in the meantime, I give them a positive spin.” She is married to Dick Druckman, owner of Gold Medal Impressions and Sports Photography, on 43 Princeton-Hightstown Road in West Windsor.
Michael Druckman, a graduate of West Windsor-Plainsboro High School, Class of 1983, graduated from Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania Law School. After being a partner in a law firm, he chose to work as a lawyer with the Food and Drug Administration. He lives in Rockville, Maryland, with his wife, Andrea, a son, 13, and a daughter, 10.
The self-published book is available through www.amazon.com for $11.53 and from www.bn.com (Barnes and Noble) for $10.99.
