Kate Jerome is a former high school biology teacher turned publishing professional who has written more than 200 children’s books and directed dozens of innovative educational and trade series. Her prolific body of work has influenced millions of children worldwide and has earned numerous awards including Teacher’s Choice, CBC/NSTA Outstanding Science trade book and more. Kate's biography of Amelia Earhart is a top-rated title in the New York Times best-selling Who Was…? series, and in 2015 she was chosen to be an inaugural Fellow in Stanford University’s Distinguished Careers Institute.