Julia Rothman is a highly acclaimed contemporary illustrator and author of several best-selling books, including Nature Anatomy, Farm Anatomy, Ocean Anatomy, Food Anatomy, Nature Anatomy Notebook, and Wildlife Anatomy . Her illustrated column, Scratch, is featured biweekly in the Sunday New York Times. Clients for her illustrations and pattern designs include Target, the Washington Post , MTA Arts & Design, and more. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.