Cindy Blobaum lives in Des Moines, Iowa and works as a naturalist for Dallas County Conservation, Her main job is to help school kids learn while exploring the outdoors. To make the Ice Age come alive, she uses artifacts including mammoth teeth, stone spear points and axes, and working atlatls and darts. She loves to spend time outdoors herself, including helping a team uncover mammoth skeletons in south central Iowa. She is always developing innovative ways to get people of all ages excited about learning. She has written eight hands-on activity books for kids including Explore Night Science, Explore Gravity and Explore Honey Bees.