Melissa B Rooney

Melissa Rooney (born Bunin) grew up in Martinsville, VA, and now lives in Durham, NC, where she conducts science-based educational programs via the Creative Arts in Public and Private Schools (CAPS) program. In the spring, she likes to collect tadpoles with her children and rear them in an aquarium in her house before releasing them in an outdoor location with a steady supply of storm water. This is her fourth children's book. For more information about CAPS and Melissa's program, visit...See more

Melissa Rooney (born Bunin) grew up in Martinsville, VA, and now lives in Durham, NC, where she conducts science-based educational programs via the Creative Arts in Public and Private Schools (CAPS) program. In the spring, she likes to collect tadpoles with her children and rear them in an aquarium in her house before releasing them in an outdoor location with a steady supply of storm water. This is her fourth children's book. For more information about CAPS and Melissa's program, visit durhamartscouncilcaps.com See less