Alexandra Siy

writer & photographer

I was awarded the 2010 SCBWI/AMAZON Work in Progress grant to fund my research trips to Great Basin National Park in Nevada and the White Mountains in California where I am photographing ancient bristlecone pine trees for my new book.

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BUG SHOTS: The Good, the Bad, and the Bugly

California Reading Association Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award Gold Medal

2012 Outstanding Science Trade Book





"CARS ON MARS grips the kids with its title, then hauls them into a great story laden with facts that are consistently interesting."

--from FUSE # 8 Review of the Day


"Go 303,000,000 miles, then stop at the fourth rock from the Sun." So begins this marvelous book...
NSTA Recommends


NSTA/​CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book


Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of the Year 2010


New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading & Sharing


Top 10 Science-Tech Books Booklist Online


2010 Finalist AAAS/​Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books


Starred Reviews: School Library Journal; Booklist



©2011 Alexandra Siy