One of those awesome writers is Sandra Markle.
While I might not have up-to-the-moment details on her accolades, she's recently made quite a hit with readers of her book, What If You Had Animal Teeth!? And now, her fans are loving, What If You Had Animal Hair!?
Cute titles. Funny books. And she knows how to write humor. But those books are educational too. Sandra Markle is much more than just a redhead with a wonderful sense of humor, who used to be a science teacher. She 's a plethora of information on science and nature. Add to that her passion for writing and educating children and you have a powerhouse of an author.
We call her the "Queen of Non-fiction." She writes fiction too, but with more than 200 non-fiction books published and numerous awards, you can see why that title fits.
Sandra Markle won the 2012 Prize for Excellence in Science Books by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) , Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book, Cooperative Children's Book Center Choices, NSTA Outstanding Science Tradebook, Green Earth Book Awards, Cybils Finalist, John Burroughs List of Nature Books for Young Readers, Junior Library Guild Selection, Orbis Pictus Recommended Book, Charlotte Zolotow Award, to name a few.
The list of books she's written goes on and on. Check her out online and you'll see how prolific of a writer she is and why she's won so many awards. Sandra Markle is detail-oriented, creative and each book she writes piques kids interest in science and nature. They learn by having fun too.
From her holiday blog, The Twelve Arachnids of Christmas, to her books of animals tales, Snow School, about twin snow leopard cubs waiting for their mother's return in a Pakistan's Hindu Kush to flying mammals BATS: Biggest! Littlest! with photographs from across the world, she produces intriquing books. Take her books on disappearing species, The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery and the Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery that won the 2012 Prize for Excellence in Science Books by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She writes award-winning non-fiction books that kids love.
I could fill several blog pages on Sandra Markle, but this is an introduction to a writer you'll want to learn more about on your own.
A former science teacher who has worked in television and other forms of educational media, there is no doubt that she writes from her heart with a passion for the wonders of science and nature.
She always has new ideas for books and activities that enhance a child's education and she writes books that make kids laugh and smile. So, kids don't realize they're learning.
Just between you and me, her books may be written for kids, but adults can learn a thing or two about nature and science. Really. Dive into a Sandra Markle book and you'll see what I mean.
Go ahead. And have fun reading!
Check out her web site at: http://www.sandra-markle.blogspot.com/
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