Worm Experts and Me

One of the coolest things about writing Winnie Finn was that I had to check my facts about worms with some experts. I found two guys who kindly responded to my questions about the longest earthworm ever and they are Jochen Gerber, Invertebrate Collections Manager at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago and Adam Baldinger, Curatorial Associate at Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge, Mass. (the drawing you see when you click on that link is not, I presume, one of Mr. Baldinger himself). I was a little nervous about approaching them (via e-mail) about my project, but both were very nice and happy to help.

I think being a museum worker is almost as cool as being a writer. Thanks for your expertise, guys!