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Informationen zum Autor Sneed B. Collard III graduated with honors in marine biology from U.C. Berkeley, and has gone on to write more than 75 acclaimed books for young people. His books are known for their high interest and strong, authoritative voice, and have broken new ground both in their style and subject matter. In 2006, Sneed was honored with the Washington Post-Children?s Book Guild Nonfiction Award for his body of work. Sneed?s most recent science book, Fire Birds?Valuing Natural Wildfires and Burned Forests , was a Junior Library Guild selection and named an Outstanding Science Trade Book by the National Science Teachers Association and Children?s Book Council. Klappentext Snakes, Alligators, and Broken Hearts recounts the author?s adventures and experiences growing up as the son of a biologist during the 1960s and 70s. With humor and compassion, the author describes the innocence of his early childhood, the heartbreak of his parents? divorce, and his rocky journey through adolescence?all against the backdrop of animals, travel, and his poignant relationship with his father. Along the way, readers will discover the experiences that shaped his interests and, eventually, molded him into the author of more than seventy books for young people.
