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Elizabeth Carney

Elizabeth Carney is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn, New York. She specializes in nonfiction children's books and science, math, and STEM-related magazines. Her author credits include Everything Big Cats; Everything Dolphins; Great Migrations: Whales, Wildebeests, Butterflies, Elephants, and Other Amazing Animals on the Move; and several titles in the National Geographic Face to Face and Readers series.
Forest Babies (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)
Animals in the City (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Woof! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
Wild Cats (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)
Mars: The Red Planet
Ellis Island (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
Angry Birds Playground: Atlas
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the World
Mars (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
National Geographic Kids Chapters: Dog Finds Lost Dolphins
Planets (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
National Geographic Kids Everything Dolphins
National Geographic Kids Everything Big Cats
Cats vs. Dogs (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
Great Migrations
Bats (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Mummies (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Frogs (National Geographic Kids Explore! Readers, Level 1)

Books

Forest Babies (National Geographic Kids Readers, Pre-Reader)
Animals in the City (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Woof! (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
Wild Cats (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)
Mars: The Red Planet
Ellis Island (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
Angry Birds Playground: Atlas
National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of the World
Mars (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
National Geographic Kids Chapters: Dog Finds Lost Dolphins
Planets (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
National Geographic Kids Everything Dolphins
National Geographic Kids Everything Big Cats
Cats vs. Dogs (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 3)
Great Migrations
Bats (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Mummies (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2)
Frogs (National Geographic Kids Explore! Readers, Level 1)

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