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Claire Eamer was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. She worked as a radio copywriter, a reporter for newspapers and radio, a trade book editor and a university instructor. Currently, she spends much of her time writing fiction and non-fiction for children and young adults. After living in Whitehorse, Yukon, for many years, Claire now lives on Gabriola Island in British Columbia. She is fascinated by science and natural history, and by the habitats that surround her.

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Drew Shannon is an illustrator who lives in Toronto. Drew earned a bachelor of arts at Sheridan College and has worked with many different clients, including CBC, VICE Media, UNICEF, The Washington Post and NPR. He is the illustrator of Extreme Battlefields: When War Meets the Forces of Nature and Out of the Ice: How Climate Change is Revealing the Past.

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• Short-listed, Red Cedar Award, BC Young Reader's Choice Awards
• Short-listed, Information Book Award, Vancouver Children's Literature Roundtable
• Winner, Best Books for Kids and Teens, starred selection, Canadian Children's Book Centre
• Winner, OLA Best Bets, Ontario Library Association

... an interesting read for all ages.—Resource Links

A valuable resource in the study of climate change, environment, and history for students.—School Library Journal

... unique information about ancient times and our own histories.—Kirkus Reviews

... a readable and attractive book to wonder over ...—CM Magazine