Mary Batten

Mary Batten is an award-winning science writer whose previous books--Discovery by Chance, The Tropical Forest, and Nature's Tricksters--were written for the juvenile market. Her magazine credits include Cosmopolitan, Science Digest, and International Wildlife. She has written scripts for fifty television films, the producers of which include Time-Life Films, Children's Television Workshop, National Geographic, and Disney Educational Productions. She lives in Virginia.