Wendy lives in Pennington, New Jersey with
her husband Tom. She has taught elementary school, directed a nursery
school and led adult classes in writing. She especially enjoys visiting
schools, teaching writing workshops and leading interactive presentations
with children.
Wendy is best known for her captivating books about nature and science. Her
books are engaging, descriptive and lucid. She has won numerous awards.
She described her research process and how carefully she checks and rechecks
the details in her books. She said that writers have a great responsibility
to be absolutely correct especially when children are using their books to
learn about the world.
She
has written books such as We Gather Together, The Shortest Day:
Celebrating the Winter Solstice, From Seed to Pumpkin, Dolphin
Talk, Wiggling Worms at Work, and many more.
