Martin Jenkins

Martin Jenkins is a conservation biologist and the award-winning author of many books for children, including three previous books in the Find Out About series. He also wrote 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 is the author and illustrator of Prickly Hedgehogs!, her first picture book. She also illustrated the three previous Find Out About books by Martin Jenkins. Jane McGuinness lives in England.