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Pamela Hickman is from Canning, NS

Pamela was born and raised in Mississauga, Ontario. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Environmental Studies and Biology from the University of Waterloo. During university, Pamela had several interesting summer jobs, including working for the mosquito control program with Alberta Environment out in Edmonton. She spent every day dressed in chest waders, standing in marshes and studying the insect life that thrived there. She started her writing career as the Education Co-ordinator for the Federation of Ontario Naturalists for seven years. This involved writing education kits about nature and the environment that were used by teachers in classrooms. Her first education kit was on wetlands - a subject she knew a lot about from her mosquito control days! Since going freelance in 1990, she has published over 35 children's nature books. In 1992, Pamela, her husband and three daughters moved to Canning, Nova Scotia, where they are surrounded by nature and inspiration.

Through her books, Pamela tries to capture her readers' interest in nature by finding some of the truly weird and wonderful aspects of plants and animals. She is very enthusiastic about the amazing creatures "out there" and hopes that comes through in her writing. Pamela is a big believer that creativity is an important part of writing non-fiction. It's what you do with the facts that count! Many of her books also focus on hands-on activities that involve the reader in nature discovery. Developing a respect and fascination for nature and its conservation are her ultimate goals.