Rachel Haydon is a qualified primary school teacher and scientist with a zoology degree and Master's in Marine Science. She has over 15 years' experience of teaching science to children of all ages in schools, museums, zoos and aquariums in Australia, South Korea, the United Kingdom and New Zealand. She is committed to motivating children of all ages to get outside and explore, enjoy and protect the natural world. She is currently the general manager of the National Aquarium of New Zealand and responsible for ensuring that all the little penguins homed there behave themselves. Pippa Keel is an award-winning illustration designer, who has an Honours degree in illustration and a huge love of the outdoors. From her small studio in Wellington, Pippa has worked with a variety of New Zealand-based companies and publishers, including Zealandia Ecosanctuary and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.