Carol L. Malnor is an enthusiastic birder, as well as an author and educator. During her 20+ years in the classroom, she developed programs for many different types of students, from high school dropouts to gifted elementary students. Carol and her husband, Bruce, worked together training teachers for many years and have teamed up to write several Dawn teacher’s guides. They also co-authored Earth Heroes: Champions of the Wilderness. In addition, The BLUES go Birding Across America gave Carol the unique opportunity to combine her passion for birds with her talents as a teacher and writer. She lives in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevadas, where she has breakfast with her backyard birds each morning.