NATALIE ROMPELLA, a former museum educator and elementary and middle school teacher, is the author of more than forty books and educational guides for young readers and the winner of a Work-in-Progress grant from the Society for Children�s Book Writers and Illustrators. She is a longtime insect aficionado whose books include�Don�t Squash That Bug!: The Curious Kid�s Guide to Insects�(2007). CAROL SCHWARTZ has illustrated more than 50 picture books, including�My Busy Green Garden, which Kirkus called �a lovely literary and artistic rendering.� Her other books include�Sea Squares�(an Outstanding Science Trade Book and Children�s Choice award winner),�The Maiden of Northland�(an Aesop Accolade List book), and�Thinking about Ants�(an Outstanding Science Trade Book). Carol taught illustration at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design and has shared her passion for illustrating at the hundreds of elementary schools, libraries, conferences, and colleges she has visited.