Pets / Rabbits, Mice, Hamsters, Guinea Pigs, etc

Norman S. Barrett is a prolific author of books for children. Born on August 27, 1935, in London, England, Barrett was educated at St. Catherine's College, Oxford (B.A., 1957; M.A., with honors, 1960). He has written over 100 nonfiction books, some of them under the names of N. S. Barrett, C. J. Norman, and R. J. Steph....[more]

Anmarie Barrie

Nature, Pets

Anmarie Barrie, an author and attorney, was born on July 30, 1959. In 1986, while she was a law student at Seton Hall School of Law in Newark, New Jersey, she began to write books for children to finance her law school education. In 1989 she graduated from law school, More than twenty-five books later, she continues to....[more]

Katrin Behrend

Juvenile Nonfiction, Pets, Science

Katrin Behrend is the author of several books on pet care. Originally written in German, her books have been translated into English, French, and Spanish. An owner of both house cats and pure bred cats, she has written several books for cat owners, including Indoor Cats Understanding and Caring for Your Indoor Cat, The....[more]

Tony Bradman

Education, Fiction, Foreign Language Study, Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Religion

Donna Bryant

Juvenile Fiction, Juvenile Nonfiction

Robert Burns

Biography & Autobiography, Fiction, History, Juvenile Nonfiction, Literary Collections, Literary Criticism, Music, Poetry, Religion, Science

Robert Burns, a Scottish poet, was born in Alloway, Ayrshire, Scotland, on January 25, 1759. He received little formal education, but he enjoyed reading and he became familiar with the writings of such authors as Dryden, Milton, and Shakespeare. Burns worked long hours with his father, a tenant farmer. The frustration ....[more]