Patricia Lauber

Patricia Lauber Frost (5 February 1924 – 12 March 2010) was an American Newbery Honor-winning author of ''Volcano: The Eruption and Healing of St. Helens'' (1986). During her writing career, Lauber wrote over a hundred children's books from the 1950s to the 2000s. In addition to writing, she was the chief editor in science for ''Science World,'' from 1956 to 1959, and for ''The New Book of Knowledge,'' from 1961 to 1967. Provided by Wikipedia