Hi there — I'm glad you found me.
I escaped from the lab in 2000, leaving behind a career in scientific research to become a science and nature writer for children and teens. In my work, I get to meet dedicated scientists and citizen-scientists — in person and through my research — and write about fascinating topics like brainy pigs and polar bears and plants that bite back.
If you're a student or teacher, you might read my books in your classroom or you can find them here. You can also check out samples of my work right in this site.
| What I write about | Recent publishers and clients |
|---|---|
| Animals and animal behavior | ABDO Publishing |
| Plants, gardening, and agriculture | The American Chestnut Foundation |
| Genes and DNA | Apex Learning |
| Ecoloty and the environment | Cherry Lake Publishing |
| Natural history and evolution | Enslow Publishers |
| People and places | Glencoe/McGraw–Hill |
| Odyssey Magazine | |
| Peoples Education | |
| Red Line Editorial | |
| Scholastic | |
| Spider Magazine | |
| Today's Science News Service |
"It takes special gifts to write about science in a way that makes it both engaging and comprehensible. Rebecca has these in abundance." —Chris Larson, Managing Editor, Today's Science