Sneed B. Collard III is the author of more than 30 children’s books about science, nature, and the environment. With a background in biology, Collard introduces aspects of the natural world to children in a way that is accessible. His book topics range from beaks to wings to cloud forests to animal dads. Through his books and school visits, Collard encourages young people to see science as an integrated part of their lives — and not as some complicated school subject removed from day-to-day life. “If I’ve achieved anything in my career,” he says, “it’s the hope that I’ve written books that are being picked up by people who have never picked up a science book before.”
