Biography

Edward (Ned) Sibley Barnard is an editor, writer, and photographer specializing in fully illustrated how-to and nature books for adults and children. Ned was senior staff editor and managing editor of Reader’s Digest General Books for 17 years, where he oversaw the production of several dozen books that sold over one million copies each. From 1963 to 1967 he was project editor of a 15-volume ecology series, Our Living World of Nature, published jointly by McGraw-Hill and World Book Encyclopedia. He edited the volume on Mars in DK’s Eyewitness series and four volumes in Scholastic’s National Audubon First Field Guide series. Among his writing credits are articles for National Wildlife, International Wildlife, and Audubon, and 5 children’s books on animals for Reader’s Digest. He lives and tree-watches in Philadelphia.