Ginjer Clarke (Author)
Ginjer L. Clarke writes fun, fact-filled nonfiction books about weird, wonderful animals - research that means visiting zoos and aquariums, reading widely, and yes, even watching TV, all from the comfort of her pajamas.
Ginjer L. Clarke is an experienced school and library presenter, she is a graduate of James Madison University and lives in Richmond, Virginia. Most of her books are part of the Penguin Young Reader series and have sold a combined total of more than 4 million copies worldwide. Freak Out! and Gross Out! appeared on Publisher's Weekly's 2006 and 2007 lists of top 100 best-selling children's books. Platypus! received the Maryland Library Association's 2005 Blue Crab Young Reader Award for Nonfiction, and A World of Dancers was an honor book for the same award in 2024.
