Pamela Turner

Pamela S. Turner has a master’s degree in public health from UC Berkeley and an abiding fascination with science, animals, and evolution. She is the author of several award-winning books for young readers, including Samurai Rising, a YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award finalist, and The Frog Scientist, which profiles the work of UC Berkeley professor Tyrone Hayes and won the AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books. Her newest book, How to Build a Human (In Seven Evolutionary Steps), tackles the origin of Homo sapiens with wit and clarity.