Ana María Rodríguez

Ana María Rodríguez (born February 27, 1958) is a South American children's author specializing in science and health. Her book Edward Jenner: Conqueror of Smallpox was selected for the 2006 Best Books list of Science Books & Films, a publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She sometimes writes under the pen name Mariana Relós.

Early life and education Rodríguez was born on February 27, 1958, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and grew up in Caracas, Venezuela. She was awarded a bachelor's degree in biology from Simón Bolívar University in 1979, a master's degree in biology from the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research in 1982, and a Ph.D. in biology and immunology from the Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research.

Personal life Rodríguez lives with her husband and two sons in Houston, Texas.

Published works Fires (Lucent Press, 2003) Fires (Greenhaven Press, 2004) Edward Jenner : Conqueror of Smallpox (Enslow Publishers, 2006) A Day in the Life of the Brain (Chelsea House, 2007) Bicycles : Math in Motion (Pearson Learning, 2007) Get Fit! (Pearson Learning, 2007) Autism and Asperger syndrome (Enslow Publishers, 2009) Secret of the sleepless whales... and more! Animal Secrets Revealed! series. (Enslow Publishers, 2009) Secret of the bloody hippo... and more! Animal Secrets Revealed! series. (Enslow Publishers, 2009) Secret of the puking penguins... and more! Animal Secrets Revealed! series. (Enslow Publishers, 2009) Secret of the suffocating slime trap... and more! Animal Secrets Revealed! series. (Enslow Publishers, 2009) Secret of the plant-killing ants... and more! Animal Secrets Revealed! series. Animal Secrets Revealed! series. (Enslow Publishers, 2009) Secret of the singing mice... and more! (Enslow Publishers, 2009)

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