The ancient Chinese thought they were magical dragons. Some old-time scientists thought that because they were so big, all they could do was float in water. Boy, were they wrong! Even today, once-common notions about dinosaurs are being revised as new discoveries are made. This lively book about the perennially popular subject of dinosaurs offers fascinating insight into how certain theories were formed, and then how those theories were proved or disproved. It demonstrates that scientific thought is as creative as it is logical and invites budding scientists to come up with their own ideas.
I never wanted to be a writer as a child in Pennsylvania. Instead, studied art and Biology at the University of Maine. I became a science teacher, sharing my love of science with kids in classrooms. When I stopped teaching, I needed a new way to communicate so I tried writing. It felt just right to me from that very first book.
Now I write by a window overlooking a pond at the home in Guilford, Connecticut that I share with my husband, Hank. (You can find his name in the dedication of several books.) Sometimes I write in the log cabin we built together in Weathersfield, Vermont. In either place, nature is all around.
Every week I write and illustrate a nature column in the New Haven Register about some strange animal or plant I have just seen (look for those at www.ctcentral.com)
My grown son is a sculptor and my daughter is a photographer. We all use art to share our knowledge and feelings. That is what art is for. (To learn my kid's names, check my dedication pages)
