Laurence pringle biography

CAREER: Freelance writer and photographer, wildlife biologist, and educator.

Laurence Pringle has written books for young readers, many of them award-winning science titles.

When I was a kid, growing up in farm country, I had two strong interests: reading, and having adventures in nature.

And there is this: Laurence Pringle is one of the nation's most honored nonfiction authors for children.

Laurence Pringle was raised on an isolated farm in western New York.

When I was a kid, growing up in farm country, I had two strong interests: reading, and having adventures in nature..

Laurence (Patrick) Pringle () Biography

Born , in Rochester, NY; children: (first Laurence Pringle marriage) Heidi, Jeffrey, Sean; (third marriage) Jesse, Rebecca.

Education: Cornell University, B.S., ; University of Massachusetts, M.S., ; Syracuse University, doctoral studies, Hobbies and other interests: Photography, films, sports, surf fishing.

Career

Freelance writer and photographer, wildlife biologist, and educator.

Lima Central School, Lima, NY, high school science teacher, ; American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY, associate editor, , senior editor, , executive editor of Nature and Science (children's magazine), ; New School for Social Research (now New School University), New York, NY, faculty member, ; Kean College of New Jersey, Union, writer-in-residence, ; Highlights for Children Writers Workshop, faculty member, beginning

Honors Awards

New Jersey Institute of Technology Award, , for The Only Earth We Have; Special Conservation Award, Nation