Mary Morton Cowan, Children's Author

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Welcome to my neck of the woods!

My name is Mary Morton Cowan, and I write for children. I have a lot to share with you – about being a children's author, about my writing, and about me. Feel free to browse through my site.

Mary in parka

But first, are you ready for the Arctic?
My latest book is real COOL!!!
Cold, actually!

“It reads like a novel!”
Kirsten Cappy, Children's Book Consultant, Curious City

“This beautifully designed book packs a punch—”

“lots of fascinating anecdotes—”

“—ideal for either school reports or pleasure reading”

CALLING ALL READERS, ages 10 and older!

Captain Mac: The Life of Donald Baxter MacMillan, Arctic Explorer is the adventurous life story of a man who explored and researched the eastern Arctic and Subarctic and its peoples for nearly 50 years.

(Calkins Creek, Imprint of Boyds Mills Press, March 2010)