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This is one of
my favorite ocean places—Asilomar State Beach near
Monterey, California. I have seen
humpback whales breaching and gray whales spouting,
and held a tiny octopus
from a tidepool in my hand.
“If
whales can fly—
splash down like thunder
before they go under—
why can’t I?”
DLR
If you love to read or write, then we are a lot
alike! I have adored reading since I was
little, and my love of reading books turned into a love of writing them.
Of my most beloved
children’s books, my
favorite character is Charlotte, the spider in E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web. Charlotte works a lot like I do. She
carefully thinks about and researches her
topic. She gets ideas and help from her
friends. She checks her spelling, writes
and rewrites, and shows off her words when the web "glistened in the light and made a pattern of loveliness and mystery."
I
admire Charlotte because she loves words and takes the time to explain them. She
understands that words can be very powerful—they
can teach, surprise, entertain,
convince, and even save a life.
My books are inspired by lots of different
things, like my children’s experiences, my love of the natural world, and my
family’s history and heritage. In
addition to
writing children’s books,
I am a science writer for U.C. Berkeley’s
Lawrence Hall of Science. I help create
LHS exhibits and articles on topics including amazing
animals, the newest dinosaur
science, and
nanotechnology (the science of the very, very, very small).
When I’m not working on books, you’ll find me swimming,
walking, sewing,
I am a member of the Society of Children’s Book
Writers and Illustrators (www.scbwi.org), and
have contributed to The ABCs of Writing
for Children (by Elizabeth Koehler-Pentacoff) and
Spark Your Child’s Success in Math and
Science (published by LHS GEMS).
For
school visits, conferences or interviews, you can contact me c/o Jason Wells,
jwells@hnabooks.com.
For rights
information, please contact Susan Schulman,
A
Literary Agency, 2 Bryan Plaza, Washington Depot, CT 06794, schulman@aol.com, (860) 868-3700.