Mary Carpenter
Author, Journalist, Teacher, Mother
Mary Carpenter is a writer living in the Washington DC house where her two sons grew up alongside many small animals: a dog and many cats plus a hedgehog, a chinchilla, guinea pigs, hamsters and mice.
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Mary works as a medical journalist and currently writes the "Well-Being" column for rmylittlebird.com. She leads creative writing workshops in the Washington DC area and elsewhere.
She has written three books for readers ages 8 and up:
Flannery O’Connor:
A Girl Who Knew Her Own Mind
About a writer who grew up in Savannah and Milledgeville, Georgia; rebelled against the manners of her time; loved
chickens and peacocks; and created strange characters for her successful stories and novels.
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Lost and Found in the Mississippi Sound:
Eli and the Dolphins of Hurricane Katrina
About a young dolphin who was swept out to sea from his aquarium in a deadly hurricane, spent two weeks in dangerous, debris-filled waters, and finally was saved in a dramatic rescue.
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Rescued By A Cow and A Squeeze:
Temple Grandin
About a woman diagnosed with autism who became successful as a designer of humane facilities for livestock,
especially cows, who became an author and lecturer to help families coping with autism and teach people what it means to be a visual thinker.