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Connie Ann Kirk, Ph. D. is a writer and poet and the author of Companion to American Children’s Picture Books (Greenwood, 2005); the picture book, Sky Dancers illustrated by Christy Hale (Lee & Low, 2013); as well as several other books. She was awarded a New York State Council on the Arts grant for her poetry. Kirk dedicates her entries for Climate Lit to her youngest son, who is a Ph.D. scientist working for N.O.A.A. at the U.S. National Weather Service.
