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Alison Pearce Stevens
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Biologist turned award-winning kidlit science writer. Nature lover. SCBWI. 12x12. #SciComm. Repped by Alex Weiss, Azantian Literary Agency. she/her
https://apstevens.com/
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Welcome to the world, little book! Cover photo by @jeffreyrstevens.com. @holidayhouse.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social @wd4c.bsky.social #BookBirthday #MG #NF #K-12 #KidLit #Dogs #Conservation #InvasiveSpecies #SnifferDogs #STEMeducation #STEM #STEAM
It's a dog party! Happy Birthday Little book! Six silhouetted dogs celebrate the middle grade book Detective Dogs: How working dogs sniff out invasive species by Alison Pearce Stevens. Published by Holiday House.
September 16, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Today's the last day to pre-order through Barnes and Noble and get 25% off! @barnesandnoble.com #BNPreorder
BARNES & NOBLE Preorder my book from BN.com by Sept 5 and get 25% off with code PREORDER25! Offer exclusive for Rewards and Premium members*
September 5, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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Through tomorrow, you can preorder at Barnes and Noble and get 25% off!
September 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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I have another book on the horizon! When Beavers Move In tells the tale of how the Tulalip Tribes Beaver Project is transforming the Cascade Mountains. Gorgeous illustrations by the uber talented Natasha Donovan. @mackidsbooks.bsky.social
When Beavers Move In book cover showing an illustrated beaver swimming with a branch in its mouth, ready to add it to its dam. Written by Alison Pearce Stevens, Illustrated by Natasha Donovan.
September 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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On this #InternationalDogDay, Piper is excited to learn about the intrepid sniffer dogs helping to protect our natural spaces! Cover photo by @jeffreyrstevens.com #STEMeducation #STEAM #STEM #conservation #dogs #K12 #MG #NF @holiday-house.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
A black dog with white on its chest and short perky ears stands behind a copy of Detective Dogs: How Working Dogs Sniff Out Invasive Species by Alison Pearce Stevens.
August 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Came up on this mating pair on a walk today. Anyone know what kind of #moths they are? Seen in eastern Nebraska. #inverts
A pair of dusky moths mating on the sidewalk.
August 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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In honor of Prime Days, why not buy a book from an indie bookstore to spread climate hope through Little Free Libraries? Link below. #climate #kidlit #IndieBookstores
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Spread Climate Hope! Help us get this book into Little Free Libraries to empower kids with the hope and tools they need. Cover of Animal Climate Heroes by Alison Pearce Stevens. Order at https://francieandfinch.indielite.org/book/9781250847348. Choose in-store pick-up and put LFL in the comment line.
July 9, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Scape season! 🌱 Yum!
A clear mug sits on a counter with dozens of garlic scapes curling over the top.
June 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Spotted lanternfly sniffer dog teams get a chapter in my upcoming book! DETECTIVE DOGS comes out Sept 16 from Holiday House. #BooksForABetterEarth #dogs #kidlit #conservation #STEM #k12
Book cover shows a brown and white dog wearing sniffer dog gear standing in a raft beached on the riverbank with river and forest in the background. Book title reads, Detective Dogs: How working dogs sniff out invasive species. By Alison Pearce Stevens.
May 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Got my first print edition of @theonion.com and wasn't entirely sure it was satire. 😭
Front page of The Onion, April 2025. Lead headline reads "DOJ removes all mentions of justice from website".
April 30, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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This is super cool! Want to know more about Ashfall and what it tells us about the ancient past? Check out RHINOS IN NEBRASKA! #kidlit #paleontology @mackidsbooks.bsky.social @akaweiss.bsky.social @steamteambooks.bsky.social
Orange and black book cover showing two rhinos charging the viewer. Two rhinos and a saber-toothed deer walk in front of an erupting volcano. RHINOS IN NEBRASKA title in yellow, author Alison Pearce Stevens listed at the bottom.
April 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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The world is awful, but it's Trader Joe's bundle-o- daddodils season. May this bowl of sunshine bring you a tiny sliver of joy.
A bowl of bright yellow, blooming daffodils sits on a green table runner.
March 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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The world is burning, but sometimes you happen across something that makes you giggle--like the title of this paper on kleptotrichy. What the pluck, indeed. Well played @thecowbirdlab.bsky.social
Ecology. Ecological Society of America. The Scientific Naturalist. What the pluck? The theft of mammal hair by birds is an overlooked but common behavior with fitness implications. Henry S. Pollock, Sean E. MacDonals, Jeferson Vizentin-Bugoni, Jeffrey D. Brawn, Zachary S. Sutton, Mark E. Hauber. First published 27 July 2021 | https://doi:10.1002/ecy.3501
February 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Animal Climate Heroes is perfect for kids who love animals and want to know how to help the planet. Available where books are sold. Signed copies available from francieandfinch.indielite.org/search?q=Ani.... You might have to call, but they do have some in stock!
Animal Climate Heroes cover showing four animal superheroes: great whale, forest elephant, echidna, and sea otter. Together, they charge across the planet, on their way to save the day.
December 13, 2024 at 2:36 AM
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If you're looking for a gift for a budding paleontologist, check out Rhinos in Nebraska, the Amazing Discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds. If you order from Francie & Finch Bookshop, you'll get a signed book AND a vial of ash from Ashfall! (Link to order in the first comment.) Ages 9+ #palontology
Orange, yellow, and black book cover, titled RHINOS IN NEBRASKA: The Amazing Discovery of the Ashfall Fossil Beds by Alison Pearce Stevens. Four barrel-bodied rhinos and a saber-toothed deer stand on a wide plain while a volcano belches big black clouds of ash in the distance.
December 11, 2024 at 10:51 PM
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There haven't been sharks in Nebraska for about 70 million years, but this one popped up in the neighborhood this week. Made me think of @whysharksmatter.bsky.social
Inflatable Christmas decoration in someone's yard: a grinning, toothy shark wearing a Santa hat bursts from a red gift box wrapped with green ribbon.
November 26, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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Because I just had a medical procedure and am still a little loopy, I present the elusive mating behavior of delivery trucks.
Two Sysco trucks parked back-end-to-back-end in an empty parking lot in the rain. Reminiscent of the mating behavior of some insects.
November 20, 2024 at 7:02 PM
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Piper is definitely our most communicative dog. There's the Pet Me (1), the Why Did You Stop Petting Me? (2), and the Fetch My Ball, Human (3).
Fluffy black dog with white bib reclines on a beige carpet. Its ears are perked up and the dog looks beseechingly at the camera. Less fluffy-looking black dog with ears down and messy, post-petting fur. This dog wants you to go back to what you were doing, thank you very much. Black dog with white bib has had quite enough of your nonsense. It's time to work, and without any sheep or children to herd, that means it's ball time. This dog wants you to get the damn ball already.
October 24, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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Can anyone tell me what kind of snake this is? It's small, probably a juvenile, in eastern Nebraska, and the third one I've seen in the last week. #herps #snakes 🧪
Small light-colored snake with dark spots and a dark smudge on its head.
October 22, 2024 at 5:19 PM
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It's another celestial week! Saw the comet this evening. ☄️
Evening sky with Venus just above the horizon to the left, silhouettes of people to the right, and a faint smudge of light (the comet) above them.
October 15, 2024 at 1:17 AM
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I've seen lots of great aurora pics, but how many include a mountain lion? Here it is silhouetted against the night sky. #aurora
Photo of a mountain lion standing atop a farm building with a green aurora lighting the sky behind.
October 11, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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Did not expect such a spectacular display in Nebraska! 😍
Red and green northern lights over a lake with trees along the shoreline.
October 11, 2024 at 3:09 AM
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WWF is launching 100 exclusive symbolic adoption kits featuring my autographed book Animal Climate Heroes! With a $100 donation, you’ll support global conservation while learning about the surprising species fighting climate change.🐘
#AnimalClimateHeroes
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Image showing everything that comes with a special adoption donation to WWF: A certificate of adoption, copy of Animal Climate Heroes, elephant plush, WWF reusable bag, and a note from the author with information about African elephants and their role in the environment.
October 7, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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What better way to celebrate Earth Week AND Independent Bookstore Day than a celebration of incredible Animal Climate Heroes at Elleinad Books in Lincoln, NE! 🌎📚
This Saturday! Earth Week wraps up with Independent Bookstore Day! Join me at Elleinad Books in Lincoln. April 27, 10:00 am.
April 25, 2024 at 5:22 PM
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This cardinal just won't quit with our windows. We're anxiously waiting for her favorite shrub to leaf out so she can nest already. And now a woodpecker has decided the metal cap on our chimney offers the perfect acoustics for drumming. I love birds, but it's getting a bit noisy up in here.
Female cardinal perched on deck railing eyeing her reflection in the window.
April 4, 2024 at 1:06 PM