Madeleine Dunphy is an educational consultant who has spent her time researching and teaching children about endangered environments.  Madeleine has written several books for children, including all of the books in the Here Is the … series.  She has studied and visited many of the world's ecosystems, and was inspired to write these books by our world's great diversity of life.  She lives in Oakland, California with her husband, Chris, and their daughter, Gwendolyn.  For more information about Madeleine and her books, visit her website at www.mdunphy.com.