Humphrey, Albert, and the Flying Machine.Shadows in the Dawn: The Lemurs of Madagascar.Interrupted Journey: Saving Endangered Sea Turtles.John Muir: America's First Environmentalist.An American Spring: Sofia's Immigrant Diary.Hope In My Heart, Sofia's Ellis Island Diary.The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804.A Time for Courage: The Suffragette Diary of Kathleen Bowen, Washington, D.C., 1917.Christmas After All: The Great Depression Diary of Minnie Swift, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1932.Dreams in the Golden Country: The Diary of Zipporah Feldman a Jewish Immigrant Girl, New York City, 1903.Journey to the New World: The Diary Of Remember Patience Whipple, Mayflower, 1620.Kazunomiya: Prisoner of Heaven, Japan 1858.

Jahanara: Princess of Princesses, India 1627.Marie Antoinette: Princess of Versailles, Austria-France 1769.Mary, Queen of Scots: Queen Without a Country, France 1553.Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England 1544.'My responsibility as a author is to write with authenticity and accuracy and it does not vary whether the character is real or fictional,' states Lasky. It's like a treasure hunt.' There is no difference whether she is writing about a fictional character, such as in The Journal of Augustus Pelletier: The Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804, for the My Name is America series, or a real character, such as in Elizabeth I: Red Rose of the House of Tudor, England, 1544, for the Royal Diaries series. When doing research for a book, Lasky usually begins in the children's room of the public library. Her first book, I Have Four Names for My Grandfather, was published while she was teaching. After graduating college, Lasky wrote for magazines and worked as a teacher. She was quite excited that the Guardians of Ga'Hoole has been optioned by Warner Brothers for a major movie. She consulted with the scientists there frequently. Luckily, Lasky lives quite close to Harvard University and the department of Ornithology ( Ornithology is a branch of Zoology that concers the study of birds). She loves owls and researching their behavior and natural history. Her books range from critically acclaimed nonfiction titles such as Beyond the Burning Time and True North to the wildly popular Guardians of Ga'Hoole fantasy series about owls. Kathryn Lasky is the Newbery Honor author of over one hundred fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults.

Hannah by Kathryn Lasky