Rachel Haydon is a qualified primary school teacher and scientist with a zoologyBachelor’s degree and a Master’s in marine science. She has more than 18 years’experience of teaching science to children of all ages in schools, museums, zoos andaquariums around the world. She is the General Manager of the National Aquariumof New Zealand. Rachel is the author of the Nature Activity Book (Te Papa Press)and Kaewa the Kororā (Massey University Press). She is dedicated to motivatingchildren of all ages to get outside and explore, connect with nature and have thebest chance to protect the natural world and all that lives within it.Pippa Keel is an award-winning illustration designer, with an honour’s degreein illustration and a huge love of the great outdoors! From her small studio in TeWhanganui-a- Tara Wellington, Pippa collaborates with a variety of clients. Duringthe warmer months, she travels around Aotearoa to hand-paint murals. Gettingoutside into nature has been a part of Pippa’s life since before she could walk, andshe recently dipped her toe into free diving (a real help for this book!). She hopesher drawings, alongside Rachel’s fab activities, go a good way towards inspiringothers to venture into the wild.
