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 “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)
- "Help Wanted in Ancient Rome" - November 2009
(Who Did What in Ancient Rome issue)
- "Build a 3-D Pyramid (origami)" - Feburary 2010
(Pyramids & More Pyramids issue)
- "Help Wanted in Medieval Times" -September
2010 (Who Did What in Medieval Times issue)
Boy’s Quest “Crocs Under Cover” - August 2009
(Ancient Egypt issue)
Cobblestone “What a Sport” - November 2007
(George Washington 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)
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 -
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”
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. Look for my articles on:
-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