Dr. Joanne Settel is an award-winning writer of science books for children, including
Your Amazing Skin from Outside In and
Your Amazing Digestion from Mouth Through Intestine. Dr. Settel's book
Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts About How Animals Adapt was listed as one of the Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12 by the Children's Book Council. Dr. Settel has a PhD in biology. She is a professor emeritus at Baltimore City Community College, where she taught courses in biology, anatomy, and physiology. She lives with her husband in Maryland, where she enjoys hiking, playing bridge, and gardening. Visit her online at JoanneSettel.com.
Natasha Donovan is a Métis illustrator with a focus on comics and children's illustration. She has illustrated several award-winning children's books including
The Sockeye Mother by Hetxw'ms Gyetxw (Brett D. Huson) and the graphic novel
Surviving the City by Tasha Spillett. She has a degree in anthropology from the University of British Columbia and has worked in academic and magazine publishing. She currently lives in Bellingham, Washington. Visit her at NatashaDonovan.com.
