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About the Author
Steve Parker
is an author and editor of children’s non-fiction books and websites,
chiefly in the areas of nature and the biological sciences. He has written more than
100 titles about the natural world, animals and plants, ecology, conservation, rocks
and fossils, mineral wealth, and Earth’s varied and valuable resources— and how
human activities are affecting them, both historically and into the future. Steve’s recent
works include the
Animal Diaries
series (QED, London) about how our exploitation
of land, water, air and the general environment affects the daily lives of creatures as
diverse as a garden spider, lion, penguin, golden eagle and shark.
Photo Credits
Cover
Clockwise from left: iStock.com/jferrer; Dollar Photo Club/Olesksiy Mark;
iStock.com/Philip_hens; Dollar Photo Club/bibi; Library of Congress;
iStock.com/TjunctionMedia; iStock.com/TomasSereda.
Interior
Dollar Photo Club:
11 Pedro Bigeriego; 22 John Casey; 36 Maxisport; 47 Alexander.
Environmental Protection Agency:
52.
iStock.com:
10 Maks08; 12 dbaer1970; 14 Adam88xx; 15 EmilyNorton; 19 indykb;
24 InStock; 26 Jacek_Sopotnicki; 29 kurmis; 30 IngaNielsen; 34 scanrail; 42 Miklav;
50 hsvrs; 54 EdStock.
Library of Congress:
39 Underwood & Underwood; 40 Bain News Service.
Wikimedia Commons:
20 Dvortygirl; 32 Murr Rhame; 49 Peter Dowley.