Sandra K. Athans is a practicing literacy specialist, featured speaker, and book author. Some of her titles include My Space and Your Space, Secrets of the Sky Caves, Quick & Easy Strategies for Close Reading and Writing. Her resume includes hundreds of other projects, such as teacher guides, reader’s theater skits, early readers, and more.
Mike Downs is the author of more than 30 books for children, writing in both the trade and educational markets. He has written nonfiction and fiction, including The Noisy Airplane Ride, You See a Zoo, I See…, Treasure of Measures, and The Flying Man: Otto Lilienthal, the World’s First Pilot.
Alex Boersma is a scientific illustrator. Her recent titles include, The Whale Who Swam Through Time and Spying on Whales. In addition to her work publishing illustrations, she also illustrates for science articles, scientific journals, and museum exhibits.
