NORA NICKUM writes books for children about science and wildlife and leads the Seattle Aquarium’s conservation programs and partnerships department. She is the author of the middle-grade book Wild Medicine: Inventing Ways to Save Endangered Animals and several picture books, including Twelve Daring Grays: A Whale Migration Adventure, which was illustrated by Elly MacKay. Nora lives on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. Learn more about her at www.noranickum.com.