Meet the Authors

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Jenna Glatzer

Jenna Glatzer is the editor of AbsoluteWrite.com and the author of 14 books, including Fear Is No Longer My Reality with Jamie Blyth of The Bachelorette, Make a Real Living as a Freelance Writer, and Outwitting Writer's Block and Other Problems...

Lauri Berkenkamp

Lauri Berkenkamp is the author of five books for kids.

Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt

Sheri Bell-Rehwoldt is an award-winning freelance writer who has contributed to American Profile, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Go, and The Washington Post. She is the author of Amazing Maya Inventions and Great World War II Projects You...

Carmella Van Vleet

Carmella Van Vleet is a former teacher and the author of Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself, Great Ancient Egypt Projects You Can Build Yourself, How to Avoid School Snafus, Writing Club, and Writing Club II. She lives in...

Kathy Ceceri

Kathy Ceceri teaches history, science, and art enrichment classes for elementary and middle school students and is the “Hands-On Learning” columnist for Home Education Magazine. Her crafts and articles have appeared in FamilyFun,...

Donna Latham

Donna Latham is an award-winning author and playwright and a lifelong nature lover. A former librarian and educator, Donna received the ASPCA Henry Bergh Children’s Book Award for Fire Dogs.

Yvonne Bender

Yvonne Bender has 30 years' experience teaching at all levels, as well as mentoring new teachers. She has served on numerous school boards and is currently on Maryland's Citizen's Review Board for Children. She is the author of The New Teacher's...

Chris Lincoln

Chris Lincoln is a graduate of Middlebury College, where he played varsity soccer and hockey, studied art history and American literature, and was a Dean's List student. He has attended the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference, and his writing on...

Rachel Dickinson

Rachel Dickinson has published hundreds of arcticles on travel, nature, and science in numerous newspapers and magazines. Her work has appeared in publications as varied as The Christian Science Monitor, USA Weekend, Islands Magazine, Audubon,...

Kris Bordessa

Kris Bordessa's work has appeared in more than 50 national and regional publications, including FamilyFun, Nick Jr. Family Magazine and Parenting. She is the author of Tools of the Ancient Greeks: a Kid's Guide to the History and Science of Life...

Coming Soon

Explore Life Cycles!

PUB DATE MARCH 2011— In Explore Life Cycles! kids ages 6-9 will learn about the amazing changes plants and animals experience throughout their lives. Young scientists will discover what happens inside those magical cocoons to transform a caterpillar into a creature as different as a butterfly.

Featured Review

"What was it like to be an American pioneer during the 1800’s? More than 25 projects and activities in this book give students and firsthand look." — Learning Magazine, Teachers’ Choice Edition,  January 2008