ABOUT ALISON PEARCE STEVENS
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I’ve been chased by a trumpeter swan, bitten by a bronze-winged duck, and served as a climbing wall for geckos and baby bats. I used to be a beekeeper and still think pollinators are some of the coolest things on the planet. I write about science and nature for kids, because I’m an educator at heart who loves to share cool things with the world’s most curious people.
I write lots of fun nonfiction: articles, picture books, and middle grade books. I also write middle grade novels. All of my work is inspired by a love of science and nature. I’m a regular contributor to Science News for Students, Highlights, ASK, and other kids’ magazines, and have written for National Geographic Kids Books. My latest is Rhinos in Nebraska: The Amazing Discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds (Henry Holt BYR).
ARTIST STATEMENT
As a former scientist, I bring my background into everything I do (because scientists are really just big, curious kids and the natural world is full of incredible things).
PUBLICATIONS - View in Bookstore
- Books
- Magazine Articles
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Conservation is going to the dogs
(Article)
Science News for Students
2020
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Soggy coastal soils? Here's why ecologists love them
(Article)
Science News for Students
2020
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Tattoos: the good, the bad and the bumpy
(Article)
Science News for Students
2017
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The power of 'like'
(Article)
Science News for Students
2017
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Think you're not biased? Think again
(Article)
Science News for Students
2017
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Under the Ice
(Article)
Highlights
2012
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When every face is a stranger's face
(Article)
Science News for Students
2015
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Why are Bees Vanishing?
(Article)
Science News for Students
2014
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Around the world, birds are in crisis
(Article)
Science News for Students
2020
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Caught in the Act
(Article)
Science News for Students
2013
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Concussion: More than 'getting your bell rung'
(Article)
Science News for Students
2013
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Cool Jobs: Planet Protectors
(Article)
Science News for Students
2012
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Don't snooze on getting enough sleep
(Article)
Science News for Students
2019
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How Many Turns for the Tern?
(Article)
Highlights
2013
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Increasingly, chocolate makers turn to science
(Article)
Science News for Students
2018
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It's a Jungle Up There
(Article)
ASK
2013
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Mane Attraction
(Article)
ASK
2013
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Saving the banana
(Article)
Science News for Students
2014
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What is IQ--and how much does it matter?
(Article)
Science News for Students
2016
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Athletes’ head injuries can provoke surprisingly long-lasting harm
(Article)
Science News for Students
2018
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Here's what puts teen drivers at greatest risk of a crash
(Article)
Science News for Students
2018
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How Bats Slurp at Night
(Article)
Highlights
2012
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How Brainy are Monkeys?
(Article)
Highlights
2013
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Nano air pollutants strike a blow to the brain
(Article)
Science News for Students
2014
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Ocean energy could be the wave of the future
(Article)
Science News for Students
2019
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What makes a pretty face?
(Article)
Science News for Students
2016
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Caught in the Act
(Article)
Science News for Students
2013
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Social meda: What's not to like?
(Article)
Science News for Students
2017
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Stress for Success
(Article)
Science News for Students
2015
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Stem Cells: The secret to change
(Article)
Science News for Students
2013
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Pathways to Research: Pursuing a passion
(Article)
Science News for Students
2012
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Some Dirt Won't Hurt
(Article)
Muse
2014
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Tiny plastic, big problem
(Article)
Science News for Students
2015
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What Do They Eat?
(Article)
Boys' Quest
2012
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Powered by poop and pee?
(Article)
Science News for Students
2016
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At the Animal Clean Plate Club
(Article)
ASK magazine
2015
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Young scientists tackle abstract problems
(Article)
Science News for Students
2012
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The dirt on soil
(Article)
Science News for Students
2015
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Cool jobs: Finding new uses for nature's poisons
(Article)
Science News for Students
2015
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Big future for super small science
(Article)
Science News for Students
2015
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Cool jobs: All in your head
(Article)
Science News for Students
2015
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Champions of Hibernation
(Article)
Highlights
2014
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Harry Potter reveals secrets of the brain
(Article)
Science News for Students
2015
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Learning rewires the brain
(Article)
Science News for Students
2014
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How people have been shaping the earth
(Article)
Science News for Students
2014
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Some Dirt Won't Hurt
(Article)
Science News for Students
2013
