Mary Batten
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Mary Batten (born 1937) is an American writer of science books for children and adults. She is also known for writing television productions, films, and magazines,[1] and has won several awards concerning her work in these areas.
Biography
Born in 1937 in Smithfield, Virginia,[2] Batten grew up in a farm, where, as a child, she learned about nature by playing in the woods and near the forest streams.[3] Batten started writing when she was around the age of 7 or 8. In an interview, she revealed that she had wanted to become a writer since she was a child.[2]
Batten went to
Batten lives with her husband, Ed Bland, who works as a composer.[1] They have two grown children, Robert Bland, a writer, and Stefanie Batten Bland, a dancer.[3][5]
Career
Batten's writings focus mostly on environmental and natural issues, including ecology, animals, plants, etc.
In 1992, Batten published "Sexual Strategies: How Females Choose Their Mates," which became one of her most successful books. This book, about the powerful role female mate choice plays in evolution, was released in an updated edition in 2008. "Sexual Strategies is a gem; a beautifully researched and concise introduction to animal mating systems and the clearest available account on the biology of female choice," said Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Davis.[citation needed]
In 2001, Batten published Anthropologist: Scientist of the People, which won the 2002 "Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children citation" given by
Batten has written many nature documentaries for television, including the Wild, Wild World of Animals series.
Batten was editor of The Cousteau Society's award-winning magazine, "Calypso Log," from 1987 to 1993. Until 2006, she was editor-in-chief of Breastlink.org, a website dedicated to victims of breast cancer and their families.[10]
Bibliography
- Discovery by Chance: Science and the Unexpected 1968.
- The Tropical Forest: Ants, Ants, Animals and Plants 1973.
- Nature's Tricksters: Animals and Plants That Aren't What They Seem 1992.
- The Twenty-five Scariest Hauntings in the World 1996.
- Shark Attack Almanac, illustrated by Carol Lyon 1997.
- Baby Wolf 1998.
- Sexual Strategies: How Females Choose Their Mates 1992; 2008.
- The Winking, Blinking Sea: All about Bioluminescence 2000.
- Hungry Plants 2000.
- Extinct!: Creatures of the Past 2000.
- Anthropologist: Scientist of the People 2001.
- Wild Cats 2002.
- Hey, Daddy!: Animal Fathers and Their Babies 2002.
- Aliens from Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems 2003.
- Who Has a Belly Button? 2004.
- Please don't wake the animals 2008.
References
- ^ a b "Discover Your Next Read | HMH Books | HMH Books".
- ^ a b c d "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b c Aliens from Earth: When Animals and Plants Invade Other Ecosystems Archived September 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Authors Among Us: Librarians as Children's Writers - Names Beginning with "B"". Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved July 31, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mary Batten".
- ^ Intermediate Activity Archived February 21, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12: 2002". National Science Teachers Association. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ Angier, Natalie (November 29, 1992). "This Can't Be Love, I Feel This Evolutionary Spell". The New York Times. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Books". www.amazon.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Who Has Belly Button peachtree-online.com Archived October 22, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
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