Bowker Biography:
Jerry Wermund

Jerry Wermund writes poetry and prose for children about the earth, nature and our environment. It is, for him, a passion that jump-started a second "career". His writing today combines a lifetime love of the outdoors with decades of experience in his original profession as a geologist and research scientist.

Published picture books by Wermund include EARTHSCAPES; Landforms Sculpted by Water, Wind and Ice, and The World According to Rock. His poetry also appears in two published anthologies. He has been a member of the Austin chapter of the Society of Book Writers and Illustrators since 1995.

In addition to his writing, Wermund frequently makes presentations in Texas elementary schools. He has talked to children about a variety of topics, including: (1) being a geologist, (2) rocks, (3) landforms, (4) poetry, and (5) writing and producing a book.

Wermund holds a BS degree from Franklin and Marshall College and the Ph.D. in geology from Louisiana State University. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1945 and the Army from 1950 to 1952. His professional experience includes being a geology instructor at LSU, Research Scientist for Mobil Oil Company, Vice President of Remote Sensing Inc., and Associate Director/Research Scientist for the Bureau of Economic Geology at the University of Texas at Austin. He retired from the latter position in 1998.

Jerry Wermund now lives and writes from his home in Buda, Texas, where he is active in the Friends of the Buda Library and assists in the library's summer programs for children.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Email: wermundj@mail.utexas.edu
Web: www.rockonpub.com
ISBN: 0-9726255-X-0, 0-9726255-X-0
Price: $16.95 Retail (0-9726255-X-0), $16.95 Retail (0-9726255-X-0)
Address: Rockon Publishing, 210 Hy Road, Buda, TX 78610
Phone: (512) 295-4889