Laurence Pringle has written more than one hundred books for children and teenagers, including the Strange and Wonderful series and the Secret Life series, among other award-winning science titles. Internationally, his books have sold more than three million copies.

Kate Garchinsky was born and raised just upstream of John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum and received her BFA in Illustration from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, with a focus on nature and children's literature. Visit penguinart.com.