Steve Parker is an author, editor and consultant specialising in information about the natural world, biology, technology and general sciences. After receiving a First Class Honours BSc in Zoology, Steve went on to work in house at various publishers including Dorling Kindersley and Haymarket. His backlist has grown to 300+ titles, with 150+ as editor or consultant. They vary from small, light-hearted “one-offs” to heavy-duty tomes, commissioned by a wide clients base including international publishers and co-edition specialists.

John Haslam has been working as an illustrator for most of his professional life. John worked in advertising for 10 years and worked on various projects including TV storyboards, to illustrating for all kinds of accounts from Pritt Stick (the Pritt Stick Man was his invention), to comic pages such as Danger Mouse, Disney and Transformers.