Katie Slivensky

Katie Slivensky is an enthusiastic science presenter and the critically acclaimed author of middle grade sci-fi novels, The Countdown Conspiracy and The Seismic Seven, and natural history themed picture books, This Wolf Was Different, illustrated by Hannah Salyer, and I, Rock, illustrated by Steph Stilwell. She is a professional science educator who has worked in zoos and museums since age eleven. Her love of learning has resulted in a lifetime of adventures, including helping separate fighting rhinos, falling down a cliff in search of fossils, flying an astronaut through the solar system (the astronaut was real, the solar system was a simulation), raising a stranded baby mouse, creating million-volt lightning bolts, and handling feisty alligators. She is a firm believer that science and adventure are for everyone, and that kids have a lot to teach adults about how to take care of our world.