Karen Ansberry co-founded Picture-Perfect Science to give elementary teachers the tools they need to help students learn to read and read to learn. As a former classroom teacher, she understands that teachers are crunched for time and need high-interest, ready-to-use lessons that integrate literature, reading strategies, and science. After graduating from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio with a bachelor's degree in biology, she completed an internship in the Cincinnati Zoo's education department. This experience inspired her to change her career focus from wildlife biology to elementary education, and after earning a Master of Arts in teaching from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, she began teaching fifth and sixth grade science at Mason City Schools, in Mason, Ohio. She served as the Elementary Science Curriculum Leader there for 16 years, and now works with Emily to develop teacher-friendly, standards-based science lessons and facilitate Picture-Perfect Science workshops. She is also a co-author of Teaching Science Through Tradebooks, published by NSTA Press, and the author of the children's book Nature Did it First: Engineering through Biomimicry. Karen lives in Lebanon, Ohio with her husband, two sons, two daughters, and two dogs.