Catherine Barr worked at Greenpeace International for seven years
as a wildlife and forestry campaigner and has a long-running
interest in environmental issues. While working as an editor at the
Natural History Museum, she researched and wrote two major summer
exhibitions: Dinosaurs of the Gobi Desert and Myths and Monsters.
Her previous books for Frances Lincoln are The Story of Inventions
and The Story of Life. She lives on a hill near Hay-on-Wye in
Herefordshire with her partner and two daughters.
AMY HUSBAND studied Graphic Art at Liverpool School of Art. Her
first picture book, Dear Miss, was winner of the Cambridgeshire
Children's Picture Book Award in 2010, and she also wrote and
illustrated Dear Santa, in the same series. Amy lives in York with
her partner, working in a studio with views of York Minster. The
Story of Life is her first book for Frances Lincoln.Steve Williams
is a biologist with a degree in Marine Biology and Applied Zoology.
His lifelong love of wildlife was further inspired by eight years
at sea, and he now teaches science in a school in Wales. He is a
beekeeper and lives near Hay-on-Wye with his wife and two
daughters.
"From the Story Of series comes this comprehensive first book of
conservation. It explores the key issues around conservation using
simple yet informative bite-sized text.”
*The Bookseller - Back To School Issue*
"This is a great book to educate youngsters and does not shy away
from huge problems about conservation."
*Books for Keeps*
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