Loree Griffin Burns

Loree Griffin Burns is an American scientist and children's book author focusing on science and the scientific method.

Early life

Burns grew up in Massachusetts. She studied biology at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and graduated with her Bachelor of Science in 1991. She received her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Nonfiction from Bay Path University. She received her PhD in biochemistry from University of Massachusetts Medical School, focusing her studies on yeast gene regulation.[1][2]

Career

Before becoming an author, Burns worked as a research scientist. She wrote her first book in 2007 entitled Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion after she became fascinated by the story of a shipping accident wherein thousands of bathtub toys were lost at sea, only to later wash ashore in New England.[3] She is the author of several books of children’s nonfiction, including the middle grade titles Tracking Trash, The Hive Detectives, Citizen Scientists, Beetle Busters, and Life on Surtsey, as well as the picture books Handle with Care and You’re Invited to a Moth Ball. These books have been awarded American Library Association Notable designations, a Boston Globe–Horn Book Honor Book Award, an IRA Children’s Book Award, a Green Earth Book Award, and two Science Books & Films (SB&F) Prizes. She is also on the faculty list of Vermont College of Fine Arts.[4]

Recognition

Her accolades include:[5]

Published books

  • Tracking trash flotsam, jetsam, and the science of ocean motion. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2018. ISBN 9780547488936. OCLC 1079389067.
  • The hive detectives : chronicle of a honey bee catastrophe. Scholastic. 2014. ISBN 9780545663304. OCLC 872282855.
  • Burns, Loree Griffin (14 February 2012). Citizen scientists : be a part of scientific discovery from your own backyard. Macmillan. ISBN 9780805090628. OCLC 988097722.
  • Handle with Care: An Unusual Butterfly Journey. Millbrook Press. 2018-01-01. ISBN 9781541528567.
  • Burns, Loree Griffin (2014). Beetle busters : a rogue insect and the people who track it. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780547792675. OCLC 870529726.
  • Burns, Loree Griffin (2017). Life on Surtsey : Iceland's upstart island. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780544687233. OCLC 960969133.

References

  1. ^ "Loree Griffin Burns is Answering '100 Million Questions,' One Book at a Time". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  2. ^ Peterson, C. L.; Burns, L. G. (1997-08-01). "The yeast SWI-SNF complex facilitates binding of a transcriptional activator to nucleosomal sites in vivo". Molecular and Cellular Biology. 17 (8): 4811–4819. doi:10.1128/MCB.17.8.4811. ISSN 0270-7306. PMC 232333. PMID 9234737.
  3. ^ "Local Pens: Youth science writer Loree Griffin Burns". Worcester Magazine. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  4. ^ "VCFA Faculty & Staff".
  5. ^ "Loree Griffin Burns is Answering '100 Million Questions,' One Book at a Time". American Association for the Advancement of Science. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
  6. ^ Association for Library Service to Children (2018-12-14). "2018 Notable Children's Books". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Retrieved 2019-11-18.
  7. ^ Horn Book. "Past Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Winners". The Horn Book. Retrieved 2019-11-18.