Jennifer Fandel has published more than 30 children and young adult nonfiction books, including biographies of inspirational figures, cultural histories of major inventions and icons, a how-to-write poetry series, and graphic novels on historical figures and inventions. Her book THE LIGHT BULB received the Bologna Ragazzi Honorable Mention for Nonfiction at the 2005 Bologna Children’s Book Fair. She loves to travel, and in addition to her many years in the Midwest (particularly Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois), has also lived in Louisiana, England, and Ireland.