<p>Rick Rogers is a storyteller of the ancient oral tradition. He is the author of three collections of woodland fiction for children and young adults: Ballads and Tales of the Woods, Critters, Woods and Water, and Earth Tales and Bird Song. He retired as a middle school writing science teacher in 2011 from the Spencer Van Etten School district in upstate NY where he lives and is presently a member of the SVE Board of Education. </p><p> Stories, songs and storytelling videos for children and teachers can be found at earthtalesandbirdsong.com</p>