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, "Hey Little Ant" is beloved around the world. There are nearly one million copies in print, and it has been translated into ten languages. Teaching Tolerance Magazine called it, "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.