Professional Experience
I have 30 years experience in children's and educational publishing. My passion is to excite children to learn about the world around them. My creative vision drives me to develop innovative and engaging educational materials that are effective learning tools. I also have considerable experience writing best-selling, award-winning, high-interest books for beginning and struggling readers.
Expertise
Book Author
25 Years
Editor
30 Years
Writer
30 Years
Specialty
Family, Children & Teenagers
30 Years
Fiction
30 Years
Education
30 Years
Industries
Book Publishing Consumer
30 Years
Total Media Industry Experience
27 Years
Media Client List (# assignments last 2 yrs)
Workman (6-10), National Geographic (6-10), Holt (10+), Houghton-Mifflin (10+), Macmillan-McGraw-Hill (10+), Scholastic (10+), Wright Group (10+), Harcourt (6-10), generationOn (3-5), Prentice-Hall (3-5), Time/Life for Kids (3-5), Weekly Reader (3-5), Wireless Generation (1-2), Scott-Foresman (1-2), Publications International, Ltd (1-2), Pearson (1-2), Mondo Press (1-2), Hampton-Brown (1-2), Hodder Children's Books (1-2), A-Z Learning (1-2), Benchmark (1-2), Brown (1-2), Chorion (1-2)
Other Work History
PUBLICATIONS
Scary Fairies (Mondo Publishing, 2014)
First People of the Americas (Mondo Publishing, 2014)
Bang, Pop, Fizz (Mondo Publishing, 2014)
Staying Smart in Summer (Publications International, 2011)
35 variously titled early readers
The Jetboard Adventure (Mondo, 2009)
A Glint of Gold (Mondo, 2009)
Famous Five Survival Guide (Hodder Publishing, 2008)
Shake, Rattle, and Explode Earthquakes and Volcanoes (Time/Life for Kids, 2007)
Precious Minerals (Time/Life for Kids, 2007)
Strange Changes Chemical Reactions (Time/Life for Kids, 2007)
Radiation, Rats, and Mutant Monsters! (Steck/Vaugn, 2007)
Vacation on Disaster Island! (Steck/Vaugn 2007)
Teenage Plant Food! (Steck/Vaugn, 2007)
Team Gene! (Steck/Vaugn, 2007)
200 Words for Kindergarten, First, Second, Third Grade (PlayBac Publishing, 2007)
Sun Storms (Time/Life for Kids, 2006)
Seeds of Peace (Scholastic, 2006)
Jump Start 1st Grade (Cartwheel Books, 2000)
Foreign Language Skills
Some French and Spanish
Computer Skills
Interactive White Board, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, InDesign
Equipment
Mac laptop, IBM, digital camera
References
Available on request
Awards
Chicago Book Clinic's Crystal Book Award of Excellence (2006)
Association of Educational Publishing Distinguished Achievement Award 2006 Winner
Association of Educational Publishing Distinguished Achievement Award 2006 Finalist
Association of Educational Publishing Beacon Award 2003 Winner
Associations
The Authors Guild
