 REX BARRON is a film animator who has become a book illustrator and author. Born in New Jersey, educated at UCLA and Art Center College of Design, he now lives in New Mexico. While working in the film industry he was an illustrator, animator and background design artist for animation studios including Hanna-Barbera, Ralph Bakshi Productions and Filmation Studio in Los Angeles. Rex loves to play folk guitar, listen to classical music, and attend figure drawing and painting workshops. |
 MIKE GRAF is a former classroom teacher and TV weatherman. He knows how to speak to children and his assemblies are highly engaging and informative. Mike has written over 70 books for children and teachers. Mike’s presentations include personally-experienced, gripping tales about scorpion encounters, flash floods, dinosaur digs, wolf sightings, bears encounters, cave rescues and explorations, thunderstorms and lightning strikes, tornado chasing, national parks adventures, rock-climbing and many other subjects. He also presents information on weather, the writing process, and how to create great stories. |
 Betsy and Giulio Maestro have been creating books together since 1974. They are well know for their nonfiction, which is characterized by their attention to detail and the clarity of both words and pictures. Their books have been well received by both reviewers and educators who have praised them for their simple, uncluttered presentations; clean accurate prose; and colorful, striking illustrations. |
 Edith Tarbescu is the author of 4 children's books and is working to launch soon two new books. She is a graduate of the State University of New York, with a B.A. in Communications. At Yale Drama School where she did post graduate work toward an M.F. A, Edith was awarded the Eugene O'Neill Scholarship both years. At Yale she studied playwriting as well as acted in stage productions. A native New Yorker, Edith was born in Brooklyn, later moved to Connecticut and now lives between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, in New Mexico. |