Melissa Stewart

252 books • 62 series

Melissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than 150 science books for children, including the celebrated Can an Aardvark Bark? and Fourteen Monkeys: A Rain Forest Rhyme, both illustrated by Steve Jenkins. After earning a bachelor’s degree in biology from Union College and a master’s degree in science journalism from New York University, Melissa worked as a children’s book editor for nine years before becoming a full-time writer. While gathering information for her books, she has explored tropical rain forests in Costa Rica, gone on safari in East Africa, and swum with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands. She lives in Acton, Massachusetts.
Jan 1, 2012
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Why Is It Summer? (Why Do We Have Seasons?)

Oct 4, 2011
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Inside Lightning

Oct 4, 2011
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Inside Earthquakes

Jul 5, 2011
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Inside Volcanoes (Inside (Sterling Hardcover))

Mar 1, 2011
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A Place for Fish (Place For..., #4)

Jan 30, 2011
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Secrets of Hair & Nails (Gross & Goofy Body)

Jan 16, 2011
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Salamander or Lizard? (Which Animal Is Which?)

Jan 16, 2011
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Frog or Toad? (Which Animal Is Which?)

Jan 16, 2011
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Butterfly or Moth? (Which Animal Is Which?)

Jan 16, 2011
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Alligator or Crocodile? (Which Animal Is Which?)

Jan 16, 2011
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Insect or Spider? (Which Animal Is Which?)

Jan 16, 2011
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Shark or Dolphin? (Which Animal Is Which?)

Jan 11, 2011
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Deadliest Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) (National Geographic Kids Readers: Level 3) (Readers)

Jan 11, 2011
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Deadliest Animals (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3) (Readers) (National Geographic Readers: Level 3)

Sep 1, 2010
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You've Got Nerve (Gross & Goofy Body)

Sep 1, 2010
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Moving and Grooving (Gross & Goofy Body)

Sep 1, 2010
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Here We Grow (Gross & Goofy Body)

Aug 1, 2010
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Do People Really Have Tiny Insects Living in Their Eyelashes? (Is That a Fact?) (Lightning Bolt Books N Exploring Economics)

Apr 1, 2010
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A Place for Frogs (Place For..., #3)

Mar 23, 2010
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Dolphins (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) (National Geographic Kids Readers: Level 2) (Readers)

Mar 23, 2010
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Dolphins (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) (Readers) (National Geographic Readers: Level 2)

Jan 30, 2010
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Passing Gas (Gross & Goofy Body)

Jan 30, 2010
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Now Hear This! (Gross & Goofy Body)

Jan 30, 2010
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Pump it Up! (Gross & Goofy Body)