With an exceptional ability to write for both adults and children, Wayne Lynch has authored more than fifty highly acclaimed natural history books, including The Great Northern Kingdom: Life in the Boreal Forest, Wild Birds Across the Prairies, Penguins of the World, Mountain Bears, Bear: Monarchs of the Northern Wilderness, and A is for Arctic: Natural Wonders of a Polar World. Lynch is a Fellow of the internationally recognized Explorers Club and Fellow of the Arctic Institute of North America. He lives in Calgary with his wife of forty-five years, Aubrey Lang.