Born: 09/15/1957   Detroit , MI
Parents: William and Doris Mertz
Spouse: Stephen
Address(es):
Kalkaska , MI
Contact Information:
Website : http://www.nasw.org/users/lmertz/
Email : LMERTZ@nasw.org
Website : http://www.emich.edu/biology/faculty/mertz.php
Phone : (231) 258-5028

Image	Title	Genre	Audience	Publisher	Date
	Extreme Dinosaurs - Co-author: Steve Parker	Non Fiction	Adult , Teen	For the Smithsonian through Harper Collins	2008
	Driving Michigan: Mile by Mile on I-75	Non Fiction , Michigan , Travel	Adult , Teen	Traverse City, MI :Arbutus Press	2008
	Extreme Bugs	Non Fiction	Adult , Teen	For the Smithsonian through Harper Collins	2007
	Grzimek’s Student Animal Life Resource: Amphibians	Non Fiction	Children , Teen	Farmington Hills, MI : Gale UXL	2005
	The Circulatory System	Non Fiction	Adult , Teen	Westport, CT : Greenwood Press	2004
	Grzimek’s Student Animal Life Resource: Reptiles	Non Fiction	Children , Teen	Farmington Hills, MI : Gale UXL	2004
	Recent Advanced and Issues in Biology,	Non Fiction	Adult , Teen	Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press	2000
	Other writings: - Numerous other chapters for various science books and encyclopedias, and hundreds of additional articles on science and general topics for dozens of magazines and other publications.	Non Fiction	Adult , Children , Teen

What is the aim or goal of your writing: I enjoy taking disjointed facts and information and arranging them into cohesive and interesting reading material. I attribute my success to an unusual combination of education in both journalism and science; and background as a reporter, science writer at a major research university, a university field-biology instructor, and a naturalist.

May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: Yes

Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No

Skills:
Author

MeLCat Links:
http://elibrary.mel.org/search~S15?/aMertz%2C+Leslie+A./amertz+leslie+a/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=amertz+leslie+a&1%2C10%2C

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