Patricia Lantier-Sampon

Background

Patricia Lantier-Sampon was bom on July 6, 1952, in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. She is the daughter of Curtis and Mable (Delhomme) Lantier.

Education

Lantier-Sampon graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973, and received her Master of Arts degree in 1982. She also earned her doctorate at Marquette University in 1992.

Career

Patricia started her career as a language arts teacher at elementary and high school levels in 1973. She held that position for 9 years until she went to Marquette University, where she worked as an instructor in English till 1989.

Since 1990, she works as a managing editor and director of creative department at Gareth Stevens Publishing in Milwaukee and as a freelance writer and editor.

Achievements

• Patricia Lantier-Sampon is known as a children's books and young adult books writer. Her most famous works include The Adventures of Buster the Puppy series, People who Make a Difference series, Animal Wonders series and Portraits of the States series.

Works

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  • Rachel Carson: Fighting Pesticides and Other Chemical Pollutants (Voices for Green Choices)

    (Rachel Carson was a marine writer, biologist, and ecologi...)

    2009
  • Color and Light: Step-By-Step Science Activity Projects from the Smithsonian Institution (Hands-On Science)

    (Suggests a variety of experiments, recipes, and other act...)

    1993
  • The Wonder of Elephants (Animal Wonders)

    (Text and photographs introduce these creatures who are th...)

    2001
  • The Wonder of Whitetails (Animal Wonders) 1992
  • The Wonder of Foxes (Animal Wonders) 2001
  • The Wonder of Loons (Animal Wonders) 1992
  • Louisiana (Portraits of the States) by Patricia Lantier-Sampon (2006-01-01) 2006
  • Arkansas (Portraits of the States) by Patricia Lantier-Sampon (2005-12-15) 2005

Connections

Patricia's first marriage was with Glen Romero, with whom he had a son Ryan M. Romero. After they got divorced, in 1990, she married James R. Sampon.

Father:

Curtis Lantier

Mother:

Mable (Delhomme) Lantie

Ex-husband:

Glen Romero

Son:

Ryan M. Romero

husband:

James R. Sampon