Sally M. Walker facts for kids

Sally M. Walker, born in 1956, is an American author who writes amazing nonfiction books for kids! She's famous for writing about cool science topics, like the mysterious Mystery Fish: Secrets of the Coelacanth (2005) or the history-filled Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland (2009). Sally also writes special books in both English and Spanish, like La Luz/Light (2007) and La Electricidad/Electricity (2007).

About Sally M. Walker

Sally M. Walker was born in New Jersey in 1956. Today, she lives in DeKalb, Illinois. She married James Walker in 1974 and they have two children. Sally earned her college degree from Upsala College in 1975. When she's not writing, she enjoys hiking, reading, cooking, and gardening.

Sally's Writing Career

Sally M. Walker is a literature consultant and a talented author. She writes nonfiction books especially for young people. Before becoming a full-time author, Sally worked with children's books in different ways. She bought books for a bookstore and also advised people on children's literature. She even taught for a while at Northern Illinois University.

In 2006, Sally won a big award called the Sibert Medal. She received it for her book Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H.L. Hunley. This book helped solve puzzles about a real submarine from the Civil War!

Books by Sally M. Walker

Sally M. Walker has written many interesting books. Here are some of her selected works:

• Deadly Aim: The Civil War Story of Michigan's Anishinaabe Sharpshooters (2019)
• Champion (2018)
• Sinking the Sultana (2017)
• Winnie: The True Story of the Bear Who Inspired Winnie-the-Pooh (2015)
• Boundaries: How the Mason-Dixon Line Settled a Family Feud and Divided a Nation (2014)
• Ghost Walls: The Story of a 17th-Century Colonial Homestead (2014)
• Freedom Song: The Story of Henry "Box" Brown (2012)
• Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917 (2011)
• Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland (2009)
• Mosquitoes (2008)
• Jaguars (2008)
• The Search for Antarctic Dinosaurs (2008)
• La Electricidad/Electricity (2007)
• La Luz/Light (2007)
• Caves (2007)
• Glaciers (2007)
• Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H. L. Hunley (2006)
• Minerals (2006)
• Fossils (2006)
• Mystery Fish: Secrets Of The Coelacanth (2005)
• Crocodiles (2003)
• Bessie Coleman: Daring to Fly (2003)
• Jackie Robinson (2002)
• Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter (2000)
• Manatees (1999)
• Dolphins (1999)
• Sea Horses (1998)
• The 18 Penny Goose (1998)
• Hippos (1997)
• Earthquakes (1996)
• Volcanoes: Earth's Inner Fire (1994)
• Water Up, Water Down: The Hydrologic Cycle (1992)
• Glaciers: Ice on the Move (1990)
• Secrets of a Civil War Submarine (1990)