Barbara Taylor, Contributor: Barbara Taylor studied environmental sciences at the University of Southampton before becoming a science editor and writer at London's Natural History Museum. She is a multi-award-winning author of more than 120 children's information books and encyclopedias on natural history, science, and geography.

Jane Wilsher, Author: Jane Wilsher is a writer, editor, and publisher of award-winning non-fiction books for children. Most recently, she launched the children’s list at Thames & Hudson. Jane enjoys researching and writing fact-packed titles for kids, who tend to ask the best kind of tricky questions, especially about amazing animal antics.