Melissa Stewart

Melissa Stewart is an American author of science-related children's books, who has published over 200 books.

Early life and education
Stewart grew up in Massachusetts and attended Hampshire Regional High School. She received a Bachelor's degree in biology from Union College and a Master's degree in science journalism from New York University.

Awards and honors
Eleven of Stewart's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Under the Snow (2009), No Monkeys, No Chocolate (2013), Feathers: Not Just for Flying (2014), Zoom In on Grasshoppers (2015), Las Serpientes (Snakes) (2016), A Seed is the Start (2019), Los Animales Más Mortales (Deadliest Animals), Seashells (2019), Summertime Sleepers (2021), Fourteen Monkeys (2021), and Tree Hole Homes (2022).

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books included Feathers: Not Just for Flying in their list of the best books of 2014.