Laurie Coulter
Aztec bug farmers? Maya beekeepers? Laurie's latest book is an entertaining guide to 100 brainy, brawny, or boring jobs performed by the people of southern Mexico and northern Central America who invented cocoa, flat-top pyramids, a writing system, and rubber balls.
Nominated for the
Red Cedar Book Award!
A little bit about Laurie
Laurie writes non-fiction books for 8- to 12-year-olds. She is also a book editor (find out more in Working with Words). In her spare time she enjoys canoeing, hiking, playing badminton, gardening, and exploring museums. Laurie and her husband live in Toronto and have two grown children.