A fun exploration of a tiny animal at the base of the ocean food chain: Of all the life forms in Arctic seas and the ocean around Antarctica, krill are the most important. Krill are the largest animals able to catch and eat phytoplankton, and they in turn are eaten by the largest animals ever to live on earth - blue whales - as well as by seals, penguins, and a host of others. In other words, krill are really good at eating, and krill are really good eatin'.
Matt Lilley (Minneapolis, MN; mattlilley.ink) has a master's degree in scientific and technical communication with a special emphasis on medical writing for kids. A technical writer by day and a children's nonfiction book author by night, he finds that the night work is harder because it requires making complicated topics interesting as well as easy to understand. He is a Minnesota Master Naturalist and likes writing about science and nature as well as medicine. His previous children's books include Why We Love and Why We Cry (Capstone) and Canada Geese and Beavers (in ABDO's "Pond Animals" series).
Dan Tavis (Dunbarton, New Hampshire; dantavis.com) began doodling in his first math class in elementary school and was inspired to paint upon discovering Bill Watterson's Calvin and Hobbes comic strip. Watterson's work remains a major influence. Dan is the illustrator of Common Critters (Tilbury House, 2020), The Whale Fall Café (Tilbury House, 2021), and the forthcoming Fluffy McWhiskers and the Cuteness Explosion (Simon and Schuster, October 2021) and has a passion to illustrate characters that emotionally connect with the viewer and tell stories through visual narrative. Dan creates illustrations with watercolor, ink, and digital media.
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