- She was a Newbery Award-winning writer for young people whose books brought to life the natural world from the Catskill Mountains to the Alaskan tundra.
- After her marriage, the household grew to include 173 pets, not counting cats and dogs. Among them were an owl that enjoyed taking showers in the family tub, and a beaver which destroyed the furniture.
- She earned a bachelor's degree in 1941 from Penn State University, where she studied English and science. She later worked as a reporter in Washington, DC, first for the International News Service, a forerunner of UPI, and afterward for the Washington Post, where she wrote features about the White House.
- Her father was an entomologist with the US Forest Service, and the family often accompanied him on trips into the field. Her brothers, John and Frank, became prominent naturalists.
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