Kathleen Kudlinski never wanted to be a writer. As a child, she hated school, but loved nature, reading, and, most of all, talking. Now she is the author of 38 children’s books, ranging from picture books to YA level, including natural history, biographies and historical novels. Kathleen holds a bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Maine and has six years of teaching experience in the classroom. Seeing how hungry kids are for good books, and for books about nature was what made her a writer.

Kathleen has been named a Master Teaching Artist for the State of Connecticut and visited nearly two hundred schools, designed and implemented a dozen paired school residencies, as well as presenting at regional and national conferences. She writes and illustrates an award-winning newspaper column, “The Naturalist” for the New Haven Register (circ. 260,000), leads several SCBWI (Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators) critique groups, and teaches writing for children.

She lives in Guilford Connecticut with her husband on the edge of a deep, wild pond and often writes at their log cabin in Springfield Vermont. Her household includes an artist son, a dog, an ancient cat, and five snakes.

KATHLEEN’S BOOKS:

• Boy, Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs!, Dutton 2005
• Boy, Were We Wrong About the Solar System!, Dutton 2008
• Christopher Columbus, Simon & Schuster 2005
• Christopher Reeve, Young Movie Star, Simon & Schuster 2007
• Dandelions, Lerner, 1999
• Dr. Seuss,Young Author and Artist, Simon & Schuster 2005
• Earthquake! A Story of Old San Francisco, Viking 1993
• Facing West; A Story of the Oregon Trail, Viking 1995
• Food for Life!, Chelsea House 2003
• Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Champion of Freedom, Simon & Schuster 2003
• Gandhi, Young Nation Builder, Simon & Schuster 2006,
• Harriet Tubman, Freedom’s Trailblazer, Simon & Schuster 2002
• Helen Keller, A Light for the Blind, Viking 1989
• How Plants Survive, Chelsea House 2003
• Joan of Arc, DK 2008
• Mother Teresa, Young Girl of the Church, Simon & Schuster 2006
• My Body is Changing – Now What Do I Do?, McGraw Hill School Division 2000
• My Lady, Pocahantas, Marshall Cavendish, 2005
• Our Busy Tree, McGraw Hill School Division 2000
• Pearl Harbor is Burning, A Story of World War II, Viking 1990
• Popcorn Plants, Lerner 1998,
• Rachel Carson; Pioneer of Ecology 1988
• Rosa Parks, Young Rebel, Simon & Schuster 2001
• Sojourner Truth, Voice of Freedom, Simon & Schuster 2003
• The Seaside Switch, NorthWord 2007
• The Spirit Catchers; An Encounter with Georgia O’Keeffe, Watson-Guptill 2004
• The Sunset Switch, NorthWord Press 2005
• Venus Flytraps, Lerner 1998
• What Do Roots Do? NorthWord Press 2005

KATHLEEN’s PROGRAMS for Teachers, Librarians, and Parents:

• Research - How the Pros do it (and you can, too)
• Seeing Science As Story
• Writing, Books, & Bullies