About the Author

Joyce Markovics writes and edits nonfiction books on topics ranging from Tasmanian devils to blizzards for the school and library market. She has published more than a dozen books for young readers, several of which have been recommended by Booklist and the National Science Teachers Association. Her book The Bat's Cave: A Dark City received the Teachers' Choice Award for Children's Books and the Children's Choices Selection in 2011.