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Susan Ewing

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in Louisville, The United States

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Nonfiction, Children's

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My two greatest joys as a kid were riding my bike and reading books. Both offered escape and adventure—my bike took me flying out into the physical world, while books were the bridge to an inner world of emotion and ideas. I came to writing as way to hold the physical world like a bird in my hands, so I could see more clearly, feel more deeply, and understand more completely. And because in those moments when writing works, it’s magic.

I was born and raised in Kentucky, but wandered west soon after graduating high school. I lived in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest for many years, rotating through a variety of jobs, like working as a bull cook in the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, commercial salmon fishing in Southeast Alaska, staking mining cl ...more

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Average rating: 4.08 · 318 ratings · 82 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors

	Resurrecting the Shark: A Scientific Obsession and the Mavericks Who Solved the Mystery of a 270-Million-Year-Old Fossil 4.04 avg rating — 161 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alaska is for the Birds!: Fourteen Favorite Feathered Friends by Susan Ewing (Goodreads Author), Evon Zerbetz (Illustrator) 4.39 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2022 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ten Rowdy Ravens by Susan Ewing (Goodreads Author), Evon Zerbetz (Illustrator) 3.85 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadow Cat: Encountering the American Mountain Lion by Susan Ewing (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Elizabeth Grossman (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1999	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucky Hares and Itchy Bears by Susan Ewing (Goodreads Author), Evon Zerbetz (Illustrations) 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Alaska Nature Factbook: A Guide to the State's Remarkable Animals, Plants and Natural Features 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lucky Hares and Itchy Bears and other Alaskan Animals by Susan Ewing (Goodreads Author), Evon Zerbetz (Illustrator) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Going Wild in Washington and Oregon/Seasonal Excursions to Wildlife and Habitats really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Rocky Mountain Nature Factbook: A Guide to the Region's Remarkable Animals, Plants & Natural Features 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Pug [With Dog Training DVD] by Susan Ewing (August 01,2005) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars