Peter Lourie
Peter King Lourie (born in Michigan, United States) is an author of nonfiction books for adults and children.
Biography
Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Lourie graduated from Collegiate School in New York City in 1971. He received his bachelor’s degree in classics from NYU in 1975 and went to graduate school at the University of Maine, where he received his MA in English Literature and then on to Columbia University where he received an MFA in nonfiction writing. He has taught at Columbia College and Middlebury College where he teaches creative writing & digital storytelling. Lourie is married with two children.
Bibliography
"Jack London in the Klondike" (forthcoming)
"The Polar Bear Scientists"
"The Manatee Scientists: Saving Vulnerable Species"
"Writing to Explore: Discovering Adventure in the Research Paper, 3-8"
"Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale Scientist"
"On the Texas Trail of Cabeza de Vaca"
Arctic Thaw: The People of the Whale in a Changing Climate
Hidden World of the Aztec