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Lois Wickstrom

STEM for fun
Lois-photo.jpg

Lois Wickstrom

STEM for fun

Lois is the author of Oliver, A Story about Adoption, winner of the Read America award. She and Francie Mion (artist) have created the Loretta’s Insect series: Ladybugs for Loretta, Bees in Loretta’s Bonnet, and Loretta’s Caterpillar, and the Science Folktales series: Chicken Little Investigates, Huff Puff Grind The 3 Little Pigs Get Smart, Fee Fi Fo Grow: The Real Magic of the Beans, and Goldilocks and the Six Simple Machines.  She is co-author of the Nessie’s Grotto series with Jean Lorrah, which won the IEBA award. Her Amanda Mini-Mysteries were published in Child Life, and voted “most popular series.”  She has also been published in The Friend and Highlights.  She is the author of the American Chemical Society video “Starting With Safety” and the HRM videos “It’s Chemical” series.  She was head science teacher at Science in the City in Philadelphia. She is co-author of Coal for Christmas, which won the Gold Remi at Worldfest.  Her Imagenie science videos are on YouTube.  She is an avid gardener, experimental cook, exercise junky, and all-around silly person.