Phillip Hoose is the widely-acclaimed author of books, essays, stories, songs, and articles, including the MULTI-AWARD WINNING The Race to Save the Lord God Bird, the National Book Award Finalist We Were There, Too! Young People in US History and the Christopher Award-winning manual for youth activism It's Our World Too!

Hey, Little Ant co-authored with his daughter Hannah, has been translated into seven languages and was hailed by Teaching Tolerance Magazine as "A masterpiece for teaching values and character education."

His Hoosiers: the Fabulous Basketball Life of Indiana was called by Sports Illustrated "the one book about high school basketball in Indiana that has lasted and will last."

A graduate of the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Sciences, Hoose has been a staff member of The Nature Conservancy since 1977, dedicated to finding and protecting habitats of endangered species. Through the American Birding Association, he co-founded the Cuba Initiative, a fund to provide materials such as binoculars and field guides and art supplies to bird educators in Cuba.

A songwriter and performing musician, Phillip Hoose is a founding member of the Children's Music Network. He lives in Portland, Maine.