Martin Jenkins is a conservation biologist and the award-winning author of many books for children, including
The Emperor's Egg,
illustrated by Jane Chapman;
A World of Plants,
illustrated by James Brown; and
Under Threat: An Album of Endangered Animals,
illustrated by Tom Frost
. Martin Jenkins lives in Cambridge, England.
Jane McGuinness received an MA in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art in England. She is the author-illustrator of
Prickly Hedgehogs!, which was
her first picture book. Jane McGuinness lives in England.