Bausum, Ann: - "Ann Bausum is the daughter of a history professor, and she grew up with a love of American history and a passion for research. She is an award - winning author who has published six other titles for National Geographic Children's Books, including the acclaimed Sibert Honor Book Freedom Riders. Another of her titles, With Courage and Cloth, won the Jane Addams Children's Book Award for Older Children. She lives in Beloit, WI."