Steve A. Rich

Steve Rich writes books based on his experiences as an educator, nature enthusiast, animal lover, & as a father. Dr. Rich has been published by NSTA Press, NSTA Kids, and Carson-Dellosa. His earliest work, The Migration of Monty Stevens, was first published in condensed form by the University of Alabama Integrated Science Program. His mother tells the story of finding frogs, snakes, lizards, & turtles resting in the bottom drawer of a chest of Steve's clothes in his childhood bedroom. Steve grew up with the animals he collected & with his sister - where his favorite outdoor adventures were arriving by boat on Georgia's barrier islands leaving the 1st footprints of the day on the beach. He uses simple objects like bird feathers, eggshells, & bugs to heighten interest in science & nature - & to share his love of learning. Some call him Georgia's "butterfly man" because of his "love affair" with the Monarch butterfly & his passion for restoring habitats for butterflies & other pollinators. In the spring of 2013, Steve was instrumental in helping former First Lady Rosalynn Carter establish the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail, a series of butterfly gardens in Plains, GA, at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. Together with Steve & the National Park Service, Mrs. Carter planned the 1st garden on the trail at the Carter's home. Steve captures the story of creating the trail in his NSTA Kids book, Mrs. Carter's Butterfly Garden - a 2016 Children's Book Council Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children. President & Mrs. Carter are buried in that 1st garden, which is now open to the public.