Cedar Pruitt is the author of the lyrical nonfiction STEM book Fire Flight: A Wildfire Escape (Capstone, 2024), illustrated by Chiara Fedele. A hopeful feel-good story that addresses climate change, Fire Flight tells the true story of an owl that flew out of a California wildfire and into the empty co-pilot seat of a firefighting helicopter, where it rode along for several water drops before flying out again. The pilot snapped an incredible photo, which is included in the book.
This suspenseful nonfiction story, packed with hope and connection, explores the following concepts:
- Forest Fires
- Firefighting
- Helicopters
- Climate change
- Nature
- Owls
- Ecology and Habitat
- Poetry
She is also author of the lyrical nonfiction picture book What Marcel Found: The Incredible Discovery of the Lascaux Cave Paintings, with award-winning illustrator David Litchfield (Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster, 2026), which tells the story of the kids searching for treasure in a forest in occupied France during the fall of 1940. There, they found exquisite 17,000-year-old cave paintings which reshaped our understanding of humanity.
Key Themes:
- Prehistoric Cave Art
- Forest Exploration
- Discovery
- Meaning of Art
- World War II
- Prehistoric Animals
- Caves
- Painting
- Occupation of France
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