Lisa Trumbauer
Lisa Trutkoff Trumbauer was a prolific American author of children's books.
Early life and education
Trumbauer was born in The Bronx, New York City, on February 15, 1963, to Fred and Sigrid Trutkoff. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland.Trumbauer became a children's author, often of "explainer" books about science, What is Gravity, Forces and Motion ), although she also wrote some young adult light fiction. In 2006, Nina Hess, editor of the Mirrorstone imprint at Wizards of the Coast that produced children's picture books, asked Trumbauer to write Mirrorstone's first title, A Practical Guide to Dragons. The book became a New York Times Bestseller in the category "Children's Books."
The website Library Things lists 330 titles to Trumbauer's credit. Trumbauer was a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Selected publications
Non-fiction
- All About Light
- All About Sound
- What Is Electricity?
- Philadelphia: Home of Liberty
- The Sahara Desert
- At the Eiffel Tower
- National Parks
- Visit the Capitol
- What Is Gravity?
- Titanic - Lost and Found