Christine Taylor-Butler is an MIT trained engineer. She has built mausoleums in graveyards (true story), worked at a greeting card factory, and even worked at Harvard University. She likes to draw (but not well), sews (very well) and is fixing up her 110 year old house. She has a very big cat who thinks he’s a human some days and a dog on others. She also has tank of fish. In her free time, when she’s not writing children’s books, she ballroom dances and tries not to step on her husband’s feet.
Christine Taylor-Butler is online at https://www.christinetaylorbutler.com/
Exploreres of North America
by Christine Taylor-Butler
Discover the origins of European exploration of the Americas.
A True Book: American History series allows readers to experience the earliest moments in American history and to discover how these moments helped shape the country that it is today.
Lost Tribes (Lost Tribes #1)
by Christine Taylor-Butler
Codes. Tribal artifacts. The fate of the universe . . .
Ben Webster dreams of basketball championships and NBA contracts in his future. That is until his uncle offers a challenge – solve a virtual game and earn the trip of a lifetime. A spot on his final world expedition. Ben enlists the help of his sister and friends to solve the cryptic clues and obscure puzzles in time. After the parents all go missing the friends realize the game is actually pointing toward a secret that’s best left unknown. Now the five friends must race against time in their search for tribal artifacts sent to Earth thousands of years ago. Artifacts which hold the fate of the universe in the balance. But unbeknownst to to the five children, they are catalysts in an ancient score that must be settled.
Safe Harbor (Lost Tribes #2)
by Christine Taylor-Butler
Ben and April Webster never knew their parents were scientists on a secret mission until they disappeared. Now, in book 2 of the series, what awaits them and their friends is a nemesis so deadly that even Uncle Henry can’t protect them. In this science-fiction, adventure novel, the search continues as the group travels from the lost world of Atlantis, to outer space, to an IMAX theater in the Smithsonian. The bond of the diverse friendship is tested against many obstacles as the kids continue to fight to save a universe they are only just discovering. The story is embedded with science, history, sports, mystery, ethics, and culture. Plus there are location codes included that go to real places around the world.
Trials (Lost Tribes #3)
by Christine Taylor-Butler
With Safe Harbor under the control of a dangerous new leader, the stakes are higher than ever. Known as a “planet killer,” Earth’s largest supervolcano shows signs of erupting. Now the clock is ticking as the mission’s timeline is reduced to only months. Ben and his friends are slammed into new roles as mission specialists and forced to complete their training as warriors in weeks instead of years. Their search for solutions takes them from a secret outpost in Antarctica to a hidden tomb in China, and even the dark side of the moon. As they fight to prevent the destruction of Earth, they finally understand what it means to be human. But is it too little, too late?
Saturn
by Christine Taylor-Butler
Discover Saturn, the sixth planet from the sun in our solar system.
Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: Space Science series gives the youngest reader (Ages 6-7) an introduction to Space. Each book includes chapters that help readers identify key details while the photographs, and other text features encourage students to make connections on their own.
The Digestive System
by Christine Taylor-Butler
An introduction to the digestive system.
This book introduces readers (Grades 3-5) to the digestive system, including the digestive process, the organs involved in digestion, and common problems and diseases associated with the digestive system