

MEMBER: American Library Association, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.ĪWARDS, HONORS: Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies designation, and Bank Street College Children's Book of the Year designation, both 1996, both for Sound the Jubilee. Box 558, Bellport, NY 11713.ĬAREER: Department of the Army, Alexandria, VA, occupational analyst, 1974–85, Falls Church, VA, management analyst, 1985–92 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, management analyst, 1992–. Hobbies and other interests: Reading ("everything from mysteries to poetry to history"), restoring old doll houses, beachcombing, researching, collecting nineteenth-and early twentieth-century children's books, Majolica pottery, and Santa Clauses.ĪDDRESSES: Office-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 101 Alexander Dr., Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Education: Judson College, B.A., 1970 attended University of Virginia, 1972 University of North Carolina at Greensboro, M.L.I.S., 1996. PERSONAL: Born April 8, 1949, in Cullman, AL daughter of Robert Martin (a transportation specialist) and Dorothy (a government employee maiden name, Fine) Forrester.
