Meet the Author

Wendy Pfeffer has written more than twenty-four books. Most of them are about science and nature. She gets many of her ideas by looking and listening. The idea for What's It Like to be a Fish? came from hearing a boy say that someone in his class was "like a fish."

Pfeffer's father and grandfather helped to give her a love of words. The first story she wrote was her own version of Hansel and Gretel! Now she enjoys writing nonfiction and keeping a file of facts. She also enjoys visiting classes and talking about her work. "Writing," she says, "is a challenge and a joy."

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• Wendy Pfeffer pronounces her last name PEF-fer.
• She has taught first grade and been the head of a nursery school.
• She is a supporter of the Popcorn Park Zoo, which takes care of animals that no one else wants.