Laura is an author, writing consultant, and former middle school teacher. She has written more than 20 books for the education market on a wide range of both science and social studies subjects. She is the author of Extinction: What Happened to the Dinosaurs, Mastodons, and Dodo Birds? from Nomad Press and a long-time member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Laura lives in Boulder, Colorado. Tom Casteel is an illustrator and cartoonist that graduated from the Center for Cartoon Studies in 2011. He has illustrated more than two dozen books for Nomad Press. He lives in South Bend, Indiana, with his family.
