Author Julia Lyon
writes Hidden History
FOR KIDS
I bring untold stories to life.
Julia Lyon used to interview kids for the newspaper. Now she writes books for them! Her debut nonfiction picture book, A Dinosaur Named Ruth, was published by Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster in 2021.
Great News! A Dinosaur Named Ruth was chosen for the 2023 Texas Topaz Nonfiction Reading List
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About My Book
A Dinosaur Named Ruth is based on the true story of Ruth Mason, a pioneer girl in South Dakota who found dinosaur bones in her own backyard. She spent almost her entire life trying to figure out what they were until she finally got her amazing answer.
Named one of A Mighty Girl’s 2021 Books of the Year
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So many stories are waiting to be discovered. Let’s find them for our children.
Explore. Adventure. Read … More.
Every author and every book begins with a story of discovery.
Julia uses her investigative skills to dig up great stories.
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Kids! Practice being an author and learn how to research a story.
Julia is the rare combination of natural storyteller and meticulous researcher. Her background in music and journalism is evident on every page of her writing through the lyricism of her language and her ability to uncover and organize the truths of her subject matter. Sharing her work with children is a delight and a privilege!
Nora Ericson, author of Too Early, Dill & Bizzy: Opposite Day and Dill & Bizzy: An Odd Duck and a Strange Bird
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