Gary W. Abbamont, B.A. Rutgers University, M.A. Teachers College, has taught social studies and language arts for the past 23 years at Crossroads Middle School in South Brunswick, NJ. In 1987, he was named "Outstanding Educator" in New Jersey's Teacher Recognition Program.

Antoinette Brescher, B.A., M.A., Kean College, currently teaches science at Gill/St. Bernards School in Bernardsville, NJ. She was the reading consultant and a contributing writer for the Silver Burdett & Ginn Elementary Science series.

The authors also co-authored Study Smart! Ready-to-Use Reading/Study Skills Activities for Grades 5-12 (C.A.R.E., 1990).