Melissa Stewart earned degrees from Union College and New York University and worked as an editor. She is the author of more than 150 books. The idea for the Place for. books came to her while she was writing an article for a magazine. She wanted young readers to understand how their choices and actions can have a direct impact on the creatures that share our world. Higgins Bond received a B.F.A from the Memphis College of Art.

Her work has been exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, and many other venues. She has produced illustrations for NBC television, The Nature Conservancy, and the Smithsonian Institution, as well as for many advertising firms. Aspiring chiropterologists (bat experts) and conservationists Educators and librarians seeking supplemental material on North American habitats Readers interested in learning about species impacted by climate change.