Author of Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest, Here Is the African Savanna, Here Is the Southwestern Desert, Here Is the Coral Reef, and The Peregrine's Journey: A Story of Migration.
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.
Michael Rothman, illustrator of Here Is the Tropical Rain Forest.
Michael Rothman is a noted natural science illustrator whose work has appeared in the science section of the New York Times, among other publications. He has illustrated many children's books including, Inside the Amazing Amazon by Don Lessem, Jaguar in the Rain Forest by Joanne
Ryder, and The Mystery of Mars by Sally Ride & Tam O'Shaughnessy.
Michael has participated in numerous research expeditions to Brazil and French Guiana with scientists from the New York Botanical Garden. He
lives in Ridgefield, Connecticut, with his wife, Dorothy, and their daughter, Nyanza. For more information visit www.michaelrothman.com.
Tom Leonard, illustrator of Here Is the African Savanna, Here Is Antarctica and Here Is the Coral Reef.
children’s books including One Small Place by the Sea and One Small
Place in a Tree by Barbara Brenner. His stunning artwork has been
praised by Booklist as having “great visual flair,” and School Library
Journal wrote that his colors “delight the eye.” He lives in Philadelphia
with his wife, Rose, and teaches at the University of the Arts. For more information visit www.tomleonard.com.
Anne Coe, illustrator of Here Is the Southwestern Desert.
out her window to see scenes like those portrayed in Here Is the
Southwestern Desert. Anne’s work is part of the permanent collection
of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and has been
exhibited in shows throughout the United States and Latin America.
She teaches painting and drawing at Central Arizona College. For
more information visit www.annecoe.com.
Alan James Robinson, illustrator of Here Is the Arctic Winter.
Alan James Robinson started the Cheloniidae Letterpress inEasthampton, Massachusetts, with the aim of preserving the fine
art of bookmaking. A fine artist specializing in wildlife imagery,
Alan’s work appears in many rare and fine print collections around
the world. For more information visit www.wildlifegraphics.com.
Since childhood, Wayne McLoughlin has had a love of the outdoors
that has informed both his professional works and leisure-time activities.
Wayne has illustrated a wide variety of children’s fiction and nonfiction
and has been a contributing editor to Field and Stream magazine. He
and his wife, Jackie, live in New Hampshire. For more information on
Wayne and his books visit www.blueloonfinearts.com.
Kristin Kest grew up in a large family of artists and scientists. Not surprisingly,
she developed a love for nature through drawing and painting. To her
mother's amusement, she often returned from her daily bike rides with
everything from pinecones and shells to bugs and dead birds. She has
illustrated more than twenty children's books having to do with natural
science. She lives in Dillsburg, Pennsylvania with her life partner, Sandy,
and their cats, Romeo, Oscar and Jack. Kristin has a BA from York College
of Pennsylvania and is now working on her masters in fine art at MICA. For
more information about Kristin and her books, visit www.hkportfolio.com.
