Mary Meinking Chambers
Author/Illustrator

 

 

Children's Magazine Articles
My non-fiction articles appear in several children's magazines. Here's where you can find my work:Appleseeds-George Washington issue
                                                                              
AppleSeeds   “The Scoop on Dino Poop” - January 2005 
                        (Digging Up Dinosaurs issue) 
                        - “Good Sport George” - February 2004      
                        (Young George Washington issue) 
                        - “Everyone to Work” - January 2008
                        (Who Did What in Ancient China issue)
                        - “Help Wanted in Ancient China” - January 2008 
                        (Who Did What in Ancient China issue)
                         - "Help Wanted in Ancient Greece" - October 2008
                        (Who Did What in Ancient Greece issue)
                         - "Able Bodied Abe" - January 2009
                        (Abraham Lincoln issue)


Boy’s Quest  “Crocs Under Cover” - August 2009
                        (Ancient Egypt issue)

Cousteau Kids  “Sudsy Secret Weapon” - Jan/Feb 2007
                        (about Soap Fish)
                        - “Godzilla of the Sea” - March/April 2007 
                        (about Marine Iguanas)

Discovery Trails “Copy Cat of the Sea” - Summer 2004 
                           (about Mimic Octopuses)   

FACES  “Chocolate Coated Slavery” - April 2006     
                           (Child Labor issue)FACES-Slave labor

Family Fun  “Golf Computer Mobile” craft -                             
                            June 2005 (Father’s Day issue)

Highlights  “Bug-Zilla Attacks Hawaii” -
                            December 2008                 
                            (about carnivore caterpillars)   

Hopscotch     “Soccer Computer Monitor Mobile” craft -Family Fun
                           October 2008
                           (Girl’s Sports issue)

Nature Friend “Copy Cat of the Sea” - October 2003

Odyssey     “Much A Doo-Doo about Dinosaur Poop” - 
                        March 2008 (What a Waste issue)             

SIRS Discoverer On-line Database 
                        “Copy Cat of the Sea”Nature Friend

Wee Ones    “No Horsing Around with George” 
                        March/April 2007 (about Washington’s horses)
                        - “Finding our Way” 
                        March/April 2008 (Compass activity & history)

(Articles available upon request.)

Encyclopedia Articles
My non-fiction articles will appear in the upcoming "Facts-On-File" Technology issue. My articles are:
-Chewing Gum
-Compass
-Crayons
-Ice Cream Maker
-Silk


“Artists must be sacrificed to their art. Like bees, they must put their lives into the sting they give.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson