Don't Ever Cross That Road: An Armadillo Story - Tapa blanda

Presents a class of young armadillos being taught armadillo facts, and why they should never cross a road.

Conrad J. Storad grew up in Barberton, Ohio. He didn't see his first armadillo up close until 1982, when he drove across Texas on his way to begin graduate school at Arizona State University. Currently, Storad is the editor of the national award-winning ASU Research Magazine, and is the founding editor of Chain Reaction a science magazine for young readers. He is also the author of Don't Call Me Pig! A Javelina Story and Lizards for Lunch, A Roadrunner's Tale as well as the creator of a number of science and nature books for children. Recently, the Arizona Library Association and Libraries, Ltd., honored Storad with the Judy Goddard Award as their Children's Author of the Year. When he's not working, Conrad enjoys hiking and exploring the wilds of the Southwest with his wife Laurie. Nathaniel P. Jensen grew up in Austin, Texas, attending the Pflugerville Schools and obtaining a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin. Since 1990 he has been a working artist in Austin, where as a public artist he has painted murals as tall as 60 feet; as an illustrator he has created award-winning graphic illustrations for national, state and city publications; as a painter he has exhibited in venues large and small throughout the city; and as an art activist he has worked passionately to bring Austin arts to the forefront of community consciousness. This is his first book for children.