Elizabeth Shreeve

Photograph (c) Alison James

About The Author

Award-winning author Elizabeth Shreeve grew up on the Atlantic coast in a family of scientists and storytellers. Elizabeth majored in geology at Harvard College, where she studied with renowned scientists Stephen Jay Gould and E. O. Wilson and snuck into art history classes whenever possible. While at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, she worked at the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis in western Turkey and fell in love with the wonders of the ancient world. Elizabeth now writes children’s books that celebrate the origins and diversity of life on Earth. When not visiting schools or researching a book, Elizabeth lives in northern California with her family, including Hector the PaleoDog. Visit her at ElizabethShreeve.com, on YouTube at Elizabeth Shreeve Books, and @ShreeveBooks.

Books by Elizabeth Shreeve

Dinosaurs to Dragons

The Lore and Science of Mythical Creatures

An imaginative nonfiction middle grade exploration of mythology, paleontology, and early civilizations that invites readers to delight in legendary creatures from across the globe and the fossils that might have inspired their origins.
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