Over and Under the Waves

Kate Messner is a New York Times bestselling author of more than fifty books for young readers, including The Brilliant Deep, the Over and Under series, the History Smashers series, and more. Kate is the 2022 recipient of the Empire State Award for excellence in children’s literature. Her science-themed picture books have been honored with the Green Earth Book Award and the Riverby Award for Natural History Writing and have been finalists for the American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences/Subaru SB&F prize for excellence in science writing. A former middle school teacher, Kate now splits her time between Lake Champlain and Florida’s Gulf Coast. Learn more at katemessner.com.Christopher Silas Neal is the award-winning artist of the Over and Under series, and he's the author and illustrator of Everyone and the Animals Colors, Animal Shapes board book series. His work has been published in a variety of books and magazines and featured on television. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn. Find out more about Chris at csneal.com.

“I adore this nonfiction series about nature…This latest installment depicts the beauty of the sea.” — Book Riot