Roberta Baxter, Author of Children's Nonfiction

Science and history are my favorite topics. You can read my credits below. If there is a topic you want me to explore and write about for you, send an email.

"Chemistry of Basketball Shoes," February, 1999

"Glass," October, 1998

"Sunscreens," April, 1998

"How Computer Chips are Manufactured," December 1997

"Mouthwash: Is It For You?" December, 1996

"Frozen Gas Discovered in World's Coldest Test Tube," October, 1996

"Cool Chemistry: Making Ice Cream," December, 1995

"Cheese," February, 1995

"Swimming Pool Chemistry," April, 1994

"Permanent Waves," April, 1993

New Moon: "Science Sleuth" and "Grow Your Own Crystals," Sept./Oct. 1998

Odyssey: "Computer Eyeballs," September, 1997

Highlights for Children: "Amazing Numbers," July, August, 1989

Cobblestone: "Boys of Vicksburg," December, 1998
Cobblestone: "Gusher!" October 1990 (also reprinted in a MacMillan reading book and this issue won the Golden Lamp Award