Jane Kirkland is the author of more than 50 books, including the award-winning Take a Walk(R) series. She is also a naturalist, a photographer, and a motivational speaker who visits schools, conducts workshops, and presents at conferences. She has appeared on Animal Planet TV, NPR, and PBS, and in such magazines as "Family Circle," "Green Teacher,"" Parenting," "Parents," and "Redbook," She lives in Downington, Pennsylvania.