Born into slavery, George Washington Carver fought adversity to educate himself. Find out how this teacher not only improved the way people farmed, but introduced the world to more than 300 uses for the peanut.
Lori Mortensen didn't discover writing for children until she was a stay-at-home mother of three. But when she did, she held onto her keyboard and didn't let go. The result of all that writing? Selling over 100 stories and articles to many publications and publishing over two dozen books with more on the way. Like a detective on the trail for a clue, Lori follows her writing interests wherever they lead--sometimes to a fascinating, yet overlooked French scientist who proved the earth turned (Come See the Earth Turn: The Story of Léon Foucault, Random House, 2010) and other times to the remarkable insider activities of a honey bee hive (In the Trees, Honey Bees! Dawn Publications, 2009, winner of multiple awards including the NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Book for Students K to 12.) She's also has titles with Picture Window Books, Capstone Press, Stone Arch Books, KidHaven Press, and Marshall Cavendish Benchmark Books. Look for her rhyming picture books, Cowpoke Clyde and Dirty Dawg from Clarion, and Cindy Moo from HarperCollins. To learn more about her books, visit her website at www.lorimortensen.com.
