MOSES LEON HOWARD, an American writer and educator, has written for children and adults for fifty years. A retired dean of a community college, he has worked as a biology teacher, assistant high school principal, and mentor and counselor for students at risk. He lives in Tacoma, Washington.
In addition to his long career as an educator in the U.S., Mr. Howard served as a Fulbright Fellow in Africa and spent ten years training medical technologists and preparing secondary school teachers in Kampala, Uganda.
Mr. Howard has also published children’s books such as The Human Mandolin and other titles under the pen name Musa Nagenda, including Dogs of Fear and The Ostrich Egg Shell Canteen.