Melissa Stewart is an American author of science-related children's books, who has published over 200 books.
Stewart grew up in Massachusetts and attended Hampshire Regional High School.
[1] She received a Bachelor's degree in biology from Union College and a Master's degree in science journalism from New York University.
[2] Eleven of Stewart's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Under the Snow (2009),[3] No Monkeys, No Chocolate (2013),[4] Feathers: Not Just for Flying (2014),[5] Zoom In on Grasshoppers (2015),[6] Las Serpientes (Snakes) (2016),[7] A Seed is the Start (2019),[8] Los Animales Más Mortales (Deadliest Animals),[9] Seashells (2019),[10] Summertime Sleepers (2021),[11] Fourteen Monkeys (2021),[12] and Tree Hole Homes (2022).
[13] The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books included Feathers: Not Just for Flying in their list of the best books of 2014.