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Helen Scales
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Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, writer, and public broadcaster. She is the author of Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells and Eye of the Shoal: A Fishwatcher's Guide to Life, the Ocean, and Everything. She has written for National Geographic, the Guardian, New Scientist, BBC Wildlife magazine and BBC Focus, among others, and also presents the Earth Unscrewed podcast. She teaches marine biology and science writing at Cambridge University and is scientific advisor for the marine conservation charity Sea Changers. She divides her time between Cambridge, England and the French...
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Chris Van Dusen
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Chris Van Dusen writes: "I was born in Portland, Maine, on St. Patrick's Day, 1960. As a child, my brothers and I would spend hours drawing pictures. We didn't have video games or computers to entertain us, so we drew instead. One of my brothers would sketch intricate war scenes. Another would draw animals so realistic you'd swear they were breathing. My specialty was aliens, robots, and monsters. "Dr. Seuss and Robert McCloskey were my heroes. I loved the rhythm of Dr. Seuss' words and I was fascinated by the meticulous detail of Robert McCloskey's illustrations. I had no idea...
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