Tucson Festival of Books

Lori Alexander (she/her/hers)


Lori Alexander is the award-winning author of "All in a Drop," "A Sporting Chance" and "What's a Germ Joseph Lister?" Her new books are "Cactus Queen: Minerva Hoyt Establishes Joshua Tree National Park" and "Seeds of Discovery: How Barbara McClintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize."

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Awards: Sibert Honor Book

Communities: Arizona Author, Tucsonan


Scheduled events:
Wings of Fire: Dragons, Danger & Destiny
Join Tui Sutherland, author of the epic dragon fantasy series, Wings of Fire, as she talks about the origins of her dragon tales and shares future plans for dragons as they face danger and destiny.

Education Room 211 (Seats 200)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 11:30 am - 12:25 pm
Children
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelist: Tui T. Sutherland
Moderator: Lori Alexander
Resources for Aspiring Authors and Illustrators: SCBWI
Leaders of the Arizona chapter of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators share the local resources available to aspiring authors and illustrators and practical ideas on how to reach your goal of creating a book for children or teens.

Education Room 353 (Seats 92, Wheelchair accessible)  View this venue on the Festival map
Sun, Mar 16, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Signing Area - Children (following presentation)  View this venue on the Festival map

Panelists: Lori Alexander, Tanja Bauerle, Sharon Skinner
Moderator: Lori Alexander

Books:
All in a Drop
How Antony Van Leeuwenhoek Discovered an Invisible World
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
November 2021
ISBN 9780358569756
96 pages
$7.99
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Seeds of Discovery
How Barbara Mcclintock Used Corn and Curiosity to Solve a Science Mystery and Win a Nobel Prize
Children
HarperCollins Publishers
January 2025
ISBN 9780063245990
128 pages
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