About Aurelia Press

Aurelia Press is a small, independent publisher of supplementary materials for Earth and marine science education. Behind Aurelia Press is Cynthia (Cindy) Shaw - a science illustrator, writer, and educator - who enjoys the challenge of reaching those who may not naturally be particularly excited about science.

Cindy holds a bachelor's degree in Zoology (with emphasis on coral reef ecology) from the University of Hawaii-Manoa; a master's degree in Education (emphasis on science curriculum) from Washington State University; as well as additional education and training in geology and earth systems science to support her work in those areas. Her educational interests lie in problem-based learning, science-art-literature connections, and using scientific illustration techniques as tools for teaching and learning in science classrooms.

As a scientific illustrator, Cindy has been illustrating for the educational market for over 30 years and has been involved with illustrating numerous K-12 Earth science and college geology textbooks. Projects include: illustrations for Inside Volcanoes and Inside Earthquakes, both by Melissa Stewart (©2011 by Melissa Stewart, published by Sterling Children's Books); illustrations for Inside Weather and Inside Lightning (both in press at Sterling Publishing); art director and major art contributor for the 2nd Edition of Exploring Geology by Reynolds et al (©2010, McGraw-Hill); major art contributor for the 1st Edition of Exploring Geology by Reynolds et al (©2008, McGraw-Hill); lead illustrator for the 11th Edition art revamp of Plummer and Carlson's Physical Geology (©2007, McGraw-Hill); and 3D modeling, rendering and painting of actual coral reef dive sites and illustrating diver education materials for use in selected Club Med resorts in the Caribbean.

More of Cindy's science illustration work can be seen at http://www.science-art.com/cindyshaw