Name: Linda Tagliaferro
Biographical Information: Linda Tagliaferro is the award-winning writer of 34 nonfiction books for children, 7 books for young adults and also books for adults. Her nonfiction books bring out the wonder of the natural world, the lives of great people and more. With her background as an artist, Linda shows children an easy, can’t-miss approach to drawing their favorite animals after learning fascinating facts about these creatures.
Featured Book: Polar Bears. Polar Bears teaches children fun facts and important details about these wonderful Arctic animals and about why it’s important to protect their habitat.
Other Titles:
How Many Fish in the Sea? – A Book About Oceans (2007 Capstone)
How Does A Volcano Become An Island? (2009 Heinemann)
How Does An Earthquake Become A Tsunami? (2009 Heinemann)
How Does A Plant Become Oil? (2009 Heinemann)
New York – Yesterday & Today (2009 Publications International)
Genetic Engineering: Modern Progress or Future Peril? (2009 Lerner Publications Company)
Age Group of Materials published: Elementary, Teen, Adult
Honors:
Spiders and Their Webs – FunShine Express.com Book of the Month
The Life Cycle of a Bean – Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Awards – Beginning Non- Fiction – Honor Book
Thomas Edison: Inventor of the Age of Electricity chosen as one of the Best Children’s Books of the Year by the Bank Street College of Education
Thomas Edison: Inventor of the Age of Electricity – International Reading Association(IRA) Children’s Book Award
Galápagos Islands chosen as one of the Best Children’s Books of the Year by the Bank Street College of Education
Galápagos Islands chosen as an Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children by the National Science Teachers Association and the Children’s Book Council
Galápagos Islands chosen as a Society of School Librarians International Book Awards Honor Book
Genetic Engineering chosen as one of the Best Children’s Books of the Year by the Bank Street College of Education