Mary Jo Nickum is a retired librarian and project manager, who is now an editor and freelance writer. Her primary focus is on science for the public, especially topics related to natural history. She has chosen to extend her science for the public outreach to children.Mary earned a B.A. degree in English education at Northland College, Ashland, WI, a Masters in Librarianship (M. Lib.) at the University of Washington, Seattle, WA, and a Masters in Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS) from Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.
She worked as a science librarian at the US Environmental Protection Agency, National Water Quality Laboratory in Duluth, MN, as Oceanography/Zoology librarian at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, as Project Manager of the Fish and Wildlife Reference Service in Rockville, MD, and as a Division Manager for the Maxima Corporation, a Washington, DC firm that specialized in information services for Federal and County governments. She is a former editor of The Progressive Fish-Culturist, Editor-in-Chief of the Intermountain Journal of Science, and currently edits the World Aquaculture magazine.
Mary’s articles on aquaculture topics are published in: Hatchery International, Aquaculture Magazine, Northern Aquaculture and Fish Farming News. She is currently working on several nonfiction books and articles for children.
Mary has been writing science for the public since 1995.
Member of: OWAA, SCBWI, PTP, PWC, SSWW, AFS, and WAS
Awards:
? OWAA Excellence in Craft Award 2009 (Technical Contest, Magazine category)
? OWAA Outstanding Board Member, 2010
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Featuring: Mom’s Story: A Child Learns About MS by Mary Jo Nickum
Mom’s Story; A Child Learns About MS tells the story of a young girl who sees her mother with some frightening health problems and learns she has MS but she will not die from it. This book is a compassionate, accessible and easy to understand account of symptoms, search for help, diagnosis and adaptation to this heart-wrenching disease. Amy fears the worst, which is common when one is confronted by the unknown. Her best friend, Kayla, doesn’t quite understand why Amy is so worried. Amy’s older sister, Kelly is concerned and does her best to help, while older brother, Tony, tries to deny the whole situation. Information is the key to allaying much of her fear along with understanding from parents, adult friends and her older sister.
Ten percent of the net proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Book Details:
ISBN-10: 0984083650
ISBN-13: 978-0984083657
Publisher: Chalet Publishers, LLC; 1st edition (October 30, 2009)
Publication Date: November-2009
Language: English
Paperback: 80 Pages
Genre: Non-Fiction/General
Print Price: $9.95
Kindle Price: $2.99
Mary Jo Nickum Joined Books In Sync In January 2011
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