Martin Jenkins is a conservation biologist and the award-winning writer of many nonfiction books for children, among them the Find Out About . . . series, illustrated by Jane McGuinness; The Emperor’ s Egg, illustrated by Jane Chapman; and A Walk Through the Rain Forest, illustrated by Vicky White. Martin Jenkins lives in Cambridge, England.
Jane Chapman is the illustrator of The Emperor’ s Egg by Martin Jenkins, a National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Science Trade Book for Children. Her other books for children include One Duck Stuck by Phyllis Root and One Tiny Turtle by Nicola Davies. She lives in England.