Jennifer Swanson is the author of 50 nonfiction books for kids. She is the creator and cohost of the Solve It! For Kids podcast which, in its five years of being on air, has 120k+ downloads, is ranked in the top 5% of all podcasts worldwide, and received a platinum dotComm award for excellence in kids and family podcasts. Her passion for science and technology resonates in all of her books but especially, Brain Games, named one of the 50 Best Science Books Ever by ThePlanets.org, Astronaut-Aquanaut, BEASTLY Bionics, and Parents’ Choice Gold Award Winner, Save the Crash-test Dummies.
Her books have received starred reviews, been on the Booklist ‘Best Tech’ books list, won a Green Earth Book Honor Award, three Florida Book Awards, California Reading Association awards, and multiple National Science Teaching BEST STEM awards. Jennifer’s Outdoor School: Rocks, Fossils, and Shells book was named a 2021 Kirkus Best Books of the Year, and her Save the Crash-test Dummies book received a Parent’s Choice GOLD Award.
Jennifer is an accomplished speaker at events and schools around the country, the Highlights Foundation, the National NSTA conferences, the World Science Festival in NYC, and the Library of Congress’ National Book Festival. You can find Jennifer through her website, www.JenniferSwansonBooks.com.
“Love Jen Swanson’s friendly, direct, cut-to-the-chase, honest approach. She generously shared a lot of her experience, which she clearly has a great deal of.”
“[The faculty] all provided great information about writing [nonfiction] for children. There were so many actionable ‘nuggets’ in this course as well.”
“I absolutely loved the energy and enthusiasm of Ms. Swanson and [the faculty]. They were able to impart their knowledge and share their insight in an easy-to-understand fashion.”
“Both instructors were extremely well prepared for the course and developed lectures based on feedback from the class participants. They gave plenty of opportunities to ask questions and provided helpful feedback.”
