Loree griffin burns biography of christopher columbus

          *Starred Review* This well-designed, clearly written book looks at various ideas about the discovery of the Americas, including the famous voyages of Columbus....

          The author of The Hive Detectives presents “a unique and often fascinating book on ocean currents, drifting trash, and the scientists who study them”.

        1. By Loree Griffin Burns.
        2. *Starred Review* This well-designed, clearly written book looks at various ideas about the discovery of the Americas, including the famous voyages of Columbus.
        3. Burns, Loree Griffin.
        4. Loree Griffin Burns writes books that celebrate our natural world and the people who study it.

          5. Burns, Loree Griffin

          Personal

          Married Gerry Burns; children: three children. Education: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S. (biology); University of Massachusetts, Ph.D. (biochemistry).

          Addresses

          Home—MA.

          [email protected].

          Career

          Scientist and author.

          Awards, Honors

          Orbis Pictus Recommended designation, SB & F Prize for Excellence in Science Books finalist, American Library Association Notable Book designation, International Reading Association Children's Book Award designation, and Horn Book Honor Book designation, all 2008, all for Tracking Trash.

          Writings

          Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Motion, Houghton Mifflin (Boston, MA), 2007.

          Sidelights

          Drawing on her lifelong love of both science and the men and women who have made it their career, Loree Griffin Burns wrote Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam,and the Science of Motion to introduce young readers to an unusual scientist.

          An oceanographer, Dr. Curt Ebbesmeyer studies the