Kari Percival is an award-winning author, illustrator, and former science teacher. She has a Master’s degree in environmental science with a certification in science teaching from Antioch University New England, near where the Harris Center for Conservation Education leads one of the largest amphibian crossing programs. Her work often focuses on science inquiry, nature, and how children can get involved in community science. Her art style is rooted in the woodcuts she has been carving and printing for more than two decades. She lives with her husband and two children north of Boston, Massachusetts.