Mike Graf is a part time television weathercaster and a former elementary school teacher and university professor. He has shared his writing and national park experiences with children and teachers in hundreds of schools. Mike has published more than ninety fiction and nonfiction books for children and teachers. He visits many national parks each year, but often comes to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and has been going to those two parks all his life. Mike lives with his wife and daughter in Chico, California.