"Scientists put things into groups so they are easier to study. Materials have different properties. What are they, and how they are grouped? Let's investigate materials!"--
Yvonne Pearson has written 16 books for children, including her picture book Sadie Braves the Wilderness. She was a 2018 Loft-McKnight Writing Fellow and has received other awards as well. Poetry is another literary love. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband but escapes winters in California.