Melissa Stewart

Melissa Stewart is an award-winning author of more than 200 science books for children, specializing in nature and nonfiction topics. Born in 1968 in Hartford, Connecticut, she earned a B.S. in biology from Union College in 1990 and an M.A. in science journalism from New York University in 1991, worked as a science editor, and became a full-time writer in 2000. Her works, such as 'Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes, and Stinkers' and 'Can an Aardvark Bark?', have received honors including Sibert Honor and NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books.

Hartford, CT, USA Jan 1, 1968 Website
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