Rebecca E. Hirsch

Rebecca E. Hirsch writes books that invite young readers to discover the wonders of the natural world. Her picture books include PLANTS CAN'T SIT STILL (NCTE Notable), RISE TO THE SKY (Science Friday Best Science Books for Kids), and the brand new guessing book, WONDER WINGS: GUESS WHO'S FLYING. Her high-interest nonfiction for older readers includes A DEATHLY COMPENDIUM OF POISONOUS PLANTS (YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers Top Ten) and WHERE HAVE ALL THE BIRDS GONE? (Kirkus Best Teen Books).

Before becoming a full-time writer, Rebecca earned a doctorate in the biological sciences and worked as a plant biologist and molecular biologist. These days, when she's not researching her next book, she visits classrooms and works with students as an author in the schools.

Rebecca writes from her home in the mountains of Pennsylvania, where she grows gardens, bakes bread, wrangles a small flock of chickens, and goes for long walks in the woods with her dog.