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I am originally from New York City. But now I hang out in St. Petersburg, FL with my dog Sherlock. I began writing for children after my defection from law. Since then, I have had over 40 books published. Most of what I write is nonfiction. Why? Because I love learning about new things--like animals, history and people!

My most recent release is 5-Minute Dinosaur Stories from National Geographic (2024), and I have a book about European immigration slated for a 2025 release. Tapping Feet: How Two Cultures Came Together to Make an American Dance (Reycraft Books, 2023) was awarded the 2023 Florida Book Award Bronze Medal for Older Children’s Literature and my picture book, Stompin’ at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums (Sleeping ...more

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	Alfie the Apostrophe by Moira Rose Donohue (Goodreads Author), JoAnn Adinolfi (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stompin' at the Savoy: How Chick Webb Became the King of Drums by Moira Rose Donohue (Goodreads Author), Laura Freeman (Illustrations) 4.10 avg rating — 80 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parrot Genius: And More True Stories of Amazing Animal Talents 4.37 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 2014 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kangaroo to the Rescue!: And More True Stories of Amazing Animal Heroes by Moira Rose Donohue (Goodreads Author), National Geographic Kids (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Kids First Big Book of Rocks, Minerals & Shells 4.50 avg rating — 46 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Little Kids First Big Book of the Rain Forest 4.51 avg rating — 37 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Penny and the Punctuation Bee by Moira Rose Donohue (Goodreads Author), Jenny Law (Illustrator) 3.84 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dog on a Bike: And More True Stories of Amazing Animal Talents! 4.09 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2017 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Floris Elementary is Brilliant

So, after being buried in writing biographies (four more coming out soon--Newport, Columbus, Ponce de Leon and Cartier), I return to subject of my first two books--punctuation. And what a kick-off I had with my visit to the 3rd grade at Floris Elementary. Not only were these kids way beyond third grade in terms of their understanding of punctuation (yes, they knew what the ellipsis was!), but th Read more of this blog post »

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