Catherine D. Hughes

Catherine D. Hughes is a children's nonfiction author and editor known for the National Geographic Little Kids First Big Books series. She has served as science editor for National Geographic Kids and National Geographic Little Kids magazines and has an educational background in wildlife biology plus a master's degree in early childhood development. Hughes has written numerous titles introducing young children to animals, dinosaurs, space, the ocean, and other natural-history topics, and continues to work as a writer, consultant, and editor for children's books.