November 5, 2009 - Popular children’s author and illustrator, Bruce Hiscock, visited Southgate Elementary on November 5.

Hiscock’s books are mostly about nature. He spoke to Southgate students about how he became interested in writing and drawing. Hiscock grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and lived on the outside of town, where there were many fields and woods to roam around in. A few years later, Hiscock moved to Shemya, Alaska, a small island in the western Aleutians. He has always had a love for nature, and it is that love, along with his passion for travel that inspires his books.

Hiscock sketched a few drawings for the students on a large pad and showed pictures of his boyhood home in Alaska. Students also received the opportunity to draw their own pictures, proving that some may have a future as an illustrator.