Seashells

Melissa Stewart has written more than 180 science books for young readers. While gathering information for her books, Melissa has hiked in tropical rain forests, gone on safari in Africa, and swum with sea lions in the Galapagos Islands. She can't imagine any better job! Visit Melissa's website at www.melissa-stewart.com or track her at twitter.com/mstewartscience.

Sarah S. Brannen (www.sarahbrannen.com) is the award-winning illustrator of nearly twenty books for children. She is the author and illustrator of Madame Martine (Albert Whitman & Co.), Madame Martine Breaks the Rules (Whitman), and Uncle Bobby's Wedding (G. P. Putnam's Sons), which was the eighth most-challenged book in the US in 2008. Sarah also illustrated Feathers: Not Just For Flying, a Crystal Kite Award winner and an ALA notable book; At Home in Her Tomb, a Junior Library Guild selection; The Fox and the Grapes; The Pied Piper of Hamelin; The Very Beary Tooth Fairy; The Pig Scramble; The Ugly Duckling; The ABC Book of American Homes; Digging for Troy: From Homer to Hisarlik as well as several other books. She illustrated the 40th Anniversary edition of All Kinds of Families by Norma Simon. Sarah lives in Massachusetts. Follow her on Twitter @SarahBrannen and on Instagram @SarahSBrannen.