Contributors
Angela Posada-Swafford
Science Writer/Producer Related titles »
Ann Heinrichs
Ann Heinrichs is the author of more than 200 books for children and young adults. They cover U.S. and world history and culture, science and nature, and English grammar. Ann has also enjoyed careers as a children’s book editor and an advertising copywriter. An avid traveler, she has toured Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and East Asia. Born in Fort Smith, Arkansas, she now lives in Chicago. She enjoys biking, kayaking, and flying kites. Related titles »
Ann Truesdell
Ann Truesdell is a school library media specialist and teacher in Michigan. Ann and her husband love to travel and spend time with their son and daughter. Related titles »
Annie Buckley
Annie Buckley is a writer, artist, and teacher. She has written books for kids about many topics such as yoga, creative writing, and heroic girls. She also writes about art and culture for magazines. Related titles »
Barbara A. Somervill
Barbara A. Somervill writes children’s nonfiction books on a variety of topics. She is particularly interested in nature and foreign countries. Somervill believes that researching new and different topics makes writing every book an adventure. When she is not writing, Somervill is an avid reader and plays bridge. Related titles »
Bruce Markusen
Author and Historian, Cooperstown, New York Related titles »
Cameron Kippen
Podologist and Sneaker Historian, Lecturer at Charles Sturt University, Albury, New South Wales, Australia Related titles »
Carol A. Gordon
Carol Gordon is an associate professor in the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. She previously worked as a library media specialist at schools in Michigan, Massachusetts, Frankfurt, Germany, and London, England, and has served as head of the education library at Boston University. Related titles »
Cecilia Minden
Cecilia Minden, PhD, is a literacy consultant and the author of many books for children. She is the former director of the Language and Literacy program at Harvard Graduate School of Education in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Cecilia lives with her family in North Carolina. Related titles »
Charnan Simon
Charnan Simon is a former editor of Cricket magazine and the author of more than 100 books for young readers. She lives in Seattle, Washington. Related titles »
Christin Ditchfield
Christin Ditchfield is host of the internationally syndicated radio program Take It To Heart!® She is an accomplished educator, a popular conference speaker, and the author of more than 50 books. Christin writes on a wide variety of topics, ranging from family life and faith to sports, science, history, and literature. She has also written a number of historical and contemporary biographies for young people. She makes her home in Sarasota, Florida. Related titles »
Christine Petersen
Christine Petersen is a freelance writer and environmental educator who lives in Minnesota. When she is not writing, Christine enjoys kayaking, bird-watching, and playing with her young son. She is the author of more than 20 books for young people. Related titles »
Christine Taylor-Butler
Christine Taylor-Butler is a freelance author with degrees in both civil engineering and art and design from MIT. When Christine is not writing, she is reading, drawing, or looking for unusual new science ideas to try. She is the author of more than 40 fiction and nonfiction books for children. Related titles »
Dana Meachen Rau
Dana Meachen Rau is the author of more than 200 books for children. She has written a variety of nonfiction titles on many subjects, including books on history, science, toys, and crafts, as well as biographies. When she is not working in her home office, she is outside walking or running in her sneakers around her neighborhood in Burlington, Connecticut. Related titles »
Devra G. Kleiman
Zoo-Logic, LLC; Senior Scientist Emeritus, Smithsonian National Zoological Park; Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland; Vice-President, Save the Golden Lion Tamarin Related titles »
Dr. Brock Fenton
Professor and Chair, Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario, Canada Related titles »
Dr. Burney Le Boeuf
Department of Biology, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California Related titles »
Dr. Chuck Berg
University of Kansas Related titles »
Dr. Cormack Gates
Co-Chair (North America) IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) Bison Specialist Group; Coordinator, Environmental Science Program, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Related titles »
Dr. Harold K. Voris
Curator and Head, Amphibians and Reptiles, Department of Zoology, The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois Related titles »
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