Melissa Stewart is the award-winning author of more than 190 science books for children, among them Pipsqueaks, Slowpokes, and Stinkers: Celebrating Animal Underdog s and the acclaimed A Place for . series. Melissa, a Sibert Medal Honoree, has always been fascinated by the natural world and is passionate about sharing its wonder with readers of all ages. While gathering information for this book, she visited museums in the western United States, Canada, and Europe and interviewed scientists from around the world. Melissa lives in eastern Massachusetts. Howard Gray loved to draw when he was growing up, and was always captivated by animals and nature. He pursued art throughout school but went on to study zoology at university, eventually completing a PhD on dolphins! Now, Howard has returned to his dream career of becoming an illustrator and has worked on a number of interesting fiction and nonfiction projects. These days, he lives with his family in the picturesque city of Durham, England.