Loree Griffin Burns has written several titles in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s popular ‘Scientists in the Field’ series, including Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion and Beetle Busters: A Rogue Insect and the People Who Track It. Her next title, Iceland’s Upstart Island, Life on Surtsey, will be published in September 2017. In addition to reading and writing stories of science, Loree loves to spend time with her family, hike with her dog, and grow organic vegetables. Visit her at www.loreeburns.com.