Elizabeth Rusch facts for kids

Elizabeth Rusch is an American children's author and magazine writer. Rusch has written about numerous nonfiction subjects ranging from volcanology to the life of Maria Anna Mozart. Rusch has also written several works of fiction including the picture book A Day with No Crayons and the graphic novel Muddy Max: The Mystery of Marsh Creek'. Her books have won numerous awards and accolades including: The Oregon Spirit Award, Oregon Book Award, NSTA Outstanding Science Tradebook, Bank Street College of Education Best Book of the Year, Kirkus Best Book of the Year, Gelett Burgess Award for Biography, AAAS Best Book of the Year, School Library Journal Best Book of Year, New York Public Library Best Book of the Year, Best STEM Trade Book (NSTA-CBC), Texas Topaz Nonfiction Gem. She attended Duke University. Rusch has written more than 15 books for children and more than one hundred articles for young people and adults.

Books for children

Elizabeth Rusch's books for young people include:

• Generation Fix: Young Ideas for a Better World, 2002
• Girls' Tennis: Conquering the Court, 2007
• A Day With No Crayons, 2007
• The Planet Hunter: The Story Behind What Happened to Pluto, 2007
• Will It Blow? Become a Volcano Detective at Mount St. Helens, 2007
• Generation Fix: Young Ideas for a Better World, 2008
• The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity, 2012 (nominated in 2013 for YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction)
• Volcano Rising, 2013
• Electrical Wizard: How Nikola Tesla Lit Up the World, 2013
• Eruption! Volcanoes and the Science of Saving Lives, 2013
• The Next Wave: The Quest to Harness the Power of the Oceans, 2014
• Impact! Asteroids and the Science of Saving the World, 2017
• Ready, Set . . . Baby!, 2017
• The Music of Life: Bartolomeo Cristofori & the Invention of the Piano, 2017
• Avalanche Dog Heroes: Piper and Friends Learn to Search the Snow, 2018