About
I am an award-winning author and presenter of eight books by traditional publishers. I write children’s picture books and history books for a cross-over audience. I have a B.A. in Elementary Education and attended the University of Toledo and Miami University, Ohio. While working on my Masters in Reading/Literature I taught elementary school and was a reading specialist for twelve years. I am also a contributing author for www.BlackPast.org, the largest online encyclopedia on African American and Global African history.
Featured Work
50 Wacky Things Animals Do
50 Wacky Things Animals Do describes 50 unbelievable animals and the things they do that seem too crazy to be true - but are! Whether incredible, funny, or just plain gross, these peculiar and fascinating animal behaviors will surprise and delight fun-fact lovers and future zoologists alike. You'll have so much fun you'll be doing handstands like you were a skunk (something they really do!) and laughing like a hyena (how they really communicate!).
Other Works
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North Carolina, the First Golden State
2017
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It Happened on the Underground Railroad
2015; 1st edition 2007
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It Happened on the Oregon Trail
2014; 1st edition 2005
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Black Cowboys of the Old West
2011
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African American Women of the Old West
2007
Awards and Recognition
- Awards for: 50 Wacky Things Animals Do Quarto Publishing Group; 2017 *Winner of 2018 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards *Winner of 2018 ILA-CBC Children’s Choices list, a cooperative project of the International Literacy Association (ILA) and the Children’s Book Council (CBC) *Winner of 2018 ASJA's Annual Writing Awards (American Society of Journalists and Authors) for Children/Young Adult Nonfiction.
