Craig Childs
Craig Childs is a naturalist and desert ecologist whose works combine science and adventure travel.
Craig Childs is a naturalist, adventurer, and desert ecologist. Author of 11 books that combine science and wilderness travel, he is winner of the Colorado Book Award and, in 2003, the Spirit of the West Literary Achievement Award, given to a writer whose body of work captures the unique spirit of the American West. His most recent book is Animal Dialogues: Uncommon Encounters in the Wild (2007). Previous books include Crossing Paths, The Desert Cries, and The Secret Knowledge of Water. His books have twice been named to the Book Sense 76 list, and have been listed as top books of the year by the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. Childs has written for Outside, Audubon, Sierra, Backpacker, Arizona Highways, and High Country News. He has a masters degree in Desert Studies from Prescott College in Arizona, where he has taught as an adjunct professor in field sciences. Childs, a native of Arizona, lives with his wife and young sons in Crawford, Colorado.