About the Author:
Bonnie Lou Risby grew up in the Illinois woodlands atop the limestone bluffs across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. These woods were her playground where she and her siblings camped out, played detective, scout, hunter, etc. and enjoyed the beauty of the outdoors in every season. After attending college (SIUE) she taught school in Columbia, Illinois, for 13 years. She has taught elementary school, middle school, and high school, in the subjects of French, English and gifted education, grades 4 through 8. When Bonnie helped write the grant to establish Columbia's Gifted Program in the early 70s there were few materials readily available for GE/ Critical Thinking that fit well with a one-period per week pullout program. To supplement, Bonnie started creating grid logic problems individualized to feature her own students. These problems caught the fancy of the Unit secretary who often helped run them off; she was instrumental in encouraging Bonnie to publish them for students in other schools. After the birth of her son, Bonnie retired from teaching and joined a Family and Marriage Counseling Practice for 12 years, continuing to write and create logic books in her spare moments. Retired from her therapy practice, Bonnie now works in a family business with her husband and son. Her office is in her home in Ballwin, Missouri, where Bonnie and her faithful pug dog, Francy, can be found most days. Bonnie has always continued to write: classroom books, chapter books, magazine articles, and books for young adults. She comments, "Writing is my pleasure rather than my career." Besides writing, Bonnie loves float trips down Ozark streams, biking, long walks with Francy, gardening, family history, and travel.
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