 Sandra Markle is particularly noted for her work in sharing scientists as detectives solving real-life mysteries, including "The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs", "The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees", and "The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats".Markle was chosen to journey to Antarctica in 1996 and 1998 as part of the National Science Foundation's Artists and Writers Program.A number of books came out of her experiences in Antarctica, including "A Mother's Journey" (Charlesbridge, 2005).