Lori Mortensen

LORI MORTENSEN can usually be found plunking away at her computer on her latest project. The result has been more than two dozen books, including In the Trees, Honey Bees! which won Disney's Internet Group iParenting Media Awards for Outstanding Product and Harriet Tubman: Hero of the Underground Railroad, which became one of Bank Street College of Education's Best Children's Books of the Year in 2008. Lori is a writing instructor for the Institute of Children's Literature, where she helps students explore the world of children's literature and move closer to achieving their writing goals. She lives in Cameron Park, California.

Books by Lori Mortensen

In the Trees, Honey Bees

Lori Mortensen, Cris Arbo

Here is the ideal introduction for preschoolers and early elementary children to insects that are not only amazing but also critically important to humans. Inside-the-hive views of a wild colony of honey bees offer close-ups of the queen, the cells, even bee eggs. Simple verse will engage a young child, while sidebars with fascinating information satisfy the somewhat older child. The artist’s detailed style shimmers with life, highlighting each hair or grain of pollen on the bees.