Karen Taschek
Karen Taschek is the author of fourteen young adult books on horses, including Horse of Seven Moons, the prequel to The Risen Horse. She is the author of Death Stars, Weird Galaxies, and a Quasar-Spangled Universe and Hanging with Bats, and is coeditor for the Barbara Guth Worlds of Wonder Science Series for Young Readers (University of New Mexico Press).
The Risen Horse
This story of the tribulations of early reservation life that led to the modern-day triumphs of the Mescalero people also offers a rare glimpse at the strengths of education at Carlisle, largely remembered for its flaws.
- Copyright year: 2010
Horse of Seven Moons
The story of a sixteen-year-old Apache boy, a fourteen-year-old Anglo girl, and the horse they share, unbeknownst to each other.
- Copyright year: 2005
Death Stars, Weird Galaxies, and a Quasar-Spangled Universe
The Discoveries of the Very Large Array Telescope
Karen Taschek introduces teen readers to the wonders revealed by the VLA telescope, beginning with basic information on our solar system and our Milky Way galaxy.
- Copyright year: 2006
Hanging with Bats
Ecobats, Vampires, and Movie Stars
Through fascinating photographs and text Hanging with Bats introduces young readers to these beneficial but often vilified creatures.
- Copyright year: 2008