Did you know that brown rats were brought to the United States in the eighteenth century on a ship from England? Or that thousands of exotic pets were released into the Florida Everglades after a hurricane in 1992, leading to today’s booming Burmese python population? All over the country, non-native […]
Watch Authors get crushed by young fans in Author Fan Faceoff! This is a wonderful game show put together by Steve Sheinkin, author of “BOMB” one of my favorite nonfiction books of all time, and the fabulous librarian Stacey Rattner. I’ve watched dozens of episodes and have loved every one […]
Have rental car will travel! In March I will be in Missouri and Texas and surrounding States visiting schools and speaking at conferences. As always, I pay my own travel expenses. If you would like to have me speak to your school about reading, writing, and wildlife conservation please contact […]
As many of you know I have had an amazing time visiting with thousands of students at schools across the country. Many of these schools have been repeat visits. Last year I visited over 100 schools coast to coast driving in our SUV. We are planning another “Author Tour Adventure” […]
As many of you know I have had an amazing time visiting with thousands of students at schools across the country. Many of these schools have been repeat visits. Last year Marie and I visited well over 100 schools coast to coast in our little SUV. We are planning another […]
Pat O’Toole and his brother, Coop, are on the run from an enemy that specializes in hiding in plain sight. Along with their new companion, Kate, they’ve narrowly escaped a cultlike community situated beneath the streets of New York City. Kate has lived underground since birth, and the world above thrills […]
As many of you know I have had an amazing time visiting with thousands of students at in hundreds of schools all across the country. Many of these schools have been repeat visits. Marie and I are planning another nationwide Author Visit Tour October 1st thru November 30th 2016. Since […]
As many of you know I have had an amazing time visiting with thousands and thousands of students at schools all across the country. Many of these schools have been repeat visits. A few years ago Marie and I visited schools coast to coast in our motorhome. We are planning […]
I get a lot of email from readers for which I’m very grateful, but every once in awhile I get an email like the one below, which reminds me of why I write books. Thank you Rebecca! Dear Mr. Smith- I’ve never written to an author before, but your books […]
