Sally J LaBadieSally J. Labadie taught elementary students for 32 years, spent five years as an elementary principal, and followed up as a field instructor, science course instructor and elementary intern coordinator at Michigan State University. Now retired, Sallyenjoys writing for children to help them become interested readers and writers of their own history. She also works to preserve the history of her town, and is a "recreational paleontologist" with the help of the Friends of the University of Michigan Museum of Paleontology. Many of her fossil finds are shared with elementary students to help them become more observant of the world around them. Read More Read Less