Aug 27 - Conrad Storad, a prolific writer of children's non-fiction story books, gave us a most entertaining and informative presentation. Conrad has been publishing children's science-related books for over twenty years and has won several awards for his work. His books are used in schools in over 17 states. Conrad read us one of his books as if we were school children, in order to give us the experience of his poetic material.  His books are very well illustrated and cover a wide range of topics, mainly focused on nature in the southwest. Check out his "Rattlesnake Rules" book which won a prestigious book award in 2011.