JOURNEY OF A PIONEER is a story about a young girl named Olivia B. Clark (yes, another family name) who travels along the Oregon Trail and shares her story with us in her diary.  To write this narrative non-fiction title, I read hundreds
  BUGS AND US is a love letter to bugs! I began my research for this book by reading EVERYTHING I could get my hands on about insects, interviewing the top entomologists in the world, and observing insects in my backyard, nature centers, and butt
TELLING TIME Telling the story of time was a time-consuming project! Like I do with all of my books, I do extensive research including (1) Reading everything I can get my hands on about the topic (the most accurate and up-to-date information), (2)
  I got a kick out of interviewing coaches, observing LIVE soccer games, and reading EVERYTHING I could get my hands on about this fun and fast-moving game to become a soccer expert! Writing this reader was an amazing experience, too. I was able t
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