Tom Jackson (Author)
Tom Jackson has written more than 80 books and contributed to hundreds more. His specialties are natural history, technology and all things scientific. Tom spends his days finding fun ways of communicating facts, new and old, to all age groups and reading abilities. Tom lives in Bristol, England, with his wife and three children. He studied zoology at Bristol University and has had spells working at zoos. Tom has also worked as a conservationist, which saw him planting trees in Somerset, surveying Vietnamese jungle and rescuing wildlife from drought-ridden Zimbabwe. Writing has also taken him to the Galápagos Islands, Amazon rainforest, coral reefs of Indonesia and Sahara Desert. Nowadays, he can be found mainly in the attic.

Nic Jones (Illustrator)
Nic Jones lives in the beautifully cloudy North West of England. She graduated with a BA in Animation and Illustration and a Teaching Degree. Nic's illustration projects include children's books, packaging and advertising reels. She loves nature, long walks and camping. This inspires her work; taking note of the colours, shapes and textures of nature has a real influence on what Nic creates on a canvas.