"Barbara Kerley is the author of National Geographic's A Cool Drink of Water , which received a starred review from School Library Journal and was named an Outstanding Science Trade Book by the NSTA/CBC, and You and Me Together , which was named an ALA Notable Book. Her third book for National Geographic, A Little Peace , was called ""powerful"" by School Library Journal and ""stunningly beautiful,"" by the Boston Globe . It was named to the Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book List and a Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People 2008. One World, One Day , her fourth NGS book received a starred review from Publisher's Weekly and was named a Notable Social Studies Trade book. She also wrote Walt Whitman: Words for America , which was named a Sibert Honor book, The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins , a Caldecott Honor book, and What to Do About Alice? , a Sibert Honor book. She lives in Portland, Oregon.".