Kate Messner

Kate Messner is passionately curious and has written more than seventy books for kids who wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books like Over and Under the Snow and The Scariest Kitten in the World as well as bestselling novels for older readers like The Trouble with Heroes and Breakout. Kate also writes the popular History Smashers graphic nonfiction series and leads the multi-author team behind The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class chapter books. She splits her time between Lake Champlain and South Florida.

Ebooks

Over and Under the Park

Keep the Ghost Light On

Danger in Ancient Rome (Ranger in Time #2)

History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics

Capture the Flag

Eye of the Storm

Rescue on the Oregon Trail (Ranger in Time #1)

Wake Up Missing

Over and Under the Pond

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt

Long Road to Freedom (Ranger in Time #3)

Escape from the Great Earthquake (Ranger in Time #6)

How to Read a Story

The Seventh Wish

The Trouble with Heroes

Over and Under the Waves

History Smashers: The Titanic

History Smashers: Pearl Harbor

Tree of Wonder: The Many Marvelous Lives of a Rainforest Tree

History Smashers: The American Revolution

Sea Monster and the Bossy Fish

Over and Under the Canyon

The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Emma McKenna, Full Out

Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America's Doctor

The Next Scientist: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of the World’s Great Scientists

The Next President: The Unexpected Beginnings and Unwritten Future of America's Presidents

Insect Superpowers: 18 Powerful Bugs That Smash, Zap, Hypnotize, Sting, and Devour!

Only the Best: The Exceptional Life and Fashion of Ann Lowe

Escape from the Twin Towers (Ranger in Time #11)

Tracking Pythons: The Quest to Catch an Invasive Predator and Save an Ecosystem

Disaster on the Titanic (Ranger in Time #9)

The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.

The Exact Location of Home

Over and Under the Rainforest

Night of Soldiers and Spies (Ranger in Time #10)

Fergus and Zeke

Attack on Pearl Harbor (Ranger in Time #12)

Over and Under the Coral Reef

Axolotl-Ella: A Sort-of Cinderella Story

Real Revision: Authors' Strategies to Share with Student Writers

Fergus and Zeke and the Field Day Challenge

How to Save an Owl

Fergus and Zeke and the Great Farm Field Trip

Over and Under the Wetland

History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials

The Brilliant Deep

Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School

Fergus and Zeke for President

Fergus and Zeke at the Science Fair

59 Reasons to Write: Mini-Lessons, Prompts, and Inspiration for Teachers

History Smashers: Women's Right to Vote

How to Save an Otter

History Smashers: The Space Race

The Scariest Kitten in the World

How to Save a Tortoise

History Smashers: The Underground Railroad

History Smashers: Ancient Egypt

First Ascent: The Epic Yosemite Rock-Climbing Rivalry of Royal Robbins and Warren Harding

Tracking Tortoises: The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant

Sloth Wasn't Sleepy

The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class Collection: Books 1-6

Rastreando tortugas (Tracking Tortoises): La misión para salvar al gigante de las Galápagos (The Mission to Save a Galápagos Giant)