Heather L. Montgomery
Nature and Science Writing for Kids
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Welcome to my website! I'm Heather L. Montgomery, author of children's articles and books on science and nature.
As a naturalist, I love to explore the world around me. As a teacher, I love to share my passion for bugs, rocks and running water. As an author I get to do both!
Some books I've written:
What's New!!!
Fellow children's author Heather Ivester interviews Heather Montgomery. Click here to check it out!
Heather will be presenting "PAL Intensive: Researching and Writing Great Nonfiction" and "The Educational Market - Your Path to Publication" at the SCBWI, Carolinas Fall Conference on September 24-26, 2010.
"Writing in the Real World: Work-for-Hire to Pay Your Bills" and "Natural Inspirations:A Hands-on Minds-on Workshop" will both be presented by Heather at the SCBWI, Southern Breeze Conference, Writing and Illustrating for Kids, October 15-16, 2010.
Some books I like to read:
- My Side of the Mountain, Jean Craighead George
- Hatchet, Gary Paulson
- Wild Girls, Pat Murphy
- Earthshake: Poems from the Ground Up, Lisa Westberg Peters
- Leaf Man, Lois Ehlert
- Grandad's Prayers of the Earth, Douglas Wood
- Insectlopedia, Douglas Florian
- The Water Hole, Graeme Base
- Lost Worlds in Alabama Rocks, Jim Lacefield