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Guest Post: Tracking Down Science Stories with Kate Messner

by Kate Messner, author of Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant Ask anyone who loves the natural world about places they’d love to visit, and chances are, the Galápagos Islands will be near the top of the list. Growing up in a small town in Western New York, I’d read about the […]Read more

Taking Readers on a Science Adventure: Narrative Nonfiction

Today we explore Narrative Nonfiction with Kate Messner, author of Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem. This engaging middle-grade nonfiction takes a deep dive into the science of pythons and their role as invasive predators. Keep reading to learn more about how Kate began her adventure in the […]Read more

Tracking Pythons: Science Up Close

by Carol Hinz, Editorial Director of Millbrook Press and Carolrhoda Books If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen me mention my 6-year-old son’s obsession with Kate Messner’s new book Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Capture an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem. Read more

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