![]() ![]() I cannot stop being fascinated with the creatures within its depths, so I definitely felt a kinship with Jeanne Power. Once one falls under the ocean’s spell, you are forever her’s. ![]() His picture book debut, “Secrets of the Sea,” is a beautifully told story about a woman who was determined to discover more about the sea. You can learn more about him at his website. ![]() He lives in Austin, Texas with a mischievous tuxedo cat and several overflowing bookshelves. Through his role as the youth programming specialist at The Writing Barn, a creative writing education center, he also teaches online writing classes for kids. He worked for five years as an editor at Workman Publishing in New York City, where he specialized in non-fiction for children and adults, and he continues to edit books on a freelance basis. He studied creative writing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Of course, with the subject of the sea and a female scientist, are you surprised that I was interested?Įvan Griffith is the author of the picture book biography Secrets of the Sea: The Story of Jeanne Power, Revolutionary Marine Scientist (Clarion) and Manatee Summer, a middle-grade novel forthcoming from Harper in 2022. ![]() Oh dear readers, I’m delighted to bring you an interview with both the author AND the illustrator (another two-fer) about a truly wonderful new nonfiction picture book biography. ![]()
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