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Rose Lagercrantz is a popular Swedish author of books for children as well as for adults. Her first book was published in 1973. She has received many of the top Swedish literary awards, including the August Prize and the Astrid Lindgren Prize.Eva Eriksson is one of the world’s great illustrators. Her awards include the Astrid Lindgren Prize and the August award and she is consistently nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen and other international awards. Eriksson has illustrated numerous books published by Gecko Press including the internationally popular My Happy Life junior fiction series.

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Justin Laing is the author of A-Z with the ABs and is based in Brisbane. Rugby fanatic and loyal All Blacks supporter. He hung up the boots in 2013, after 23 seasons of playing. His favourite AB's memory growing up was his first live test match at Athletic Park in '96 when the All Blacks beat the Wallabies 43-6 in the rain. Now with his own young family, Justin's excited about sharing a little AB's history at story time at home.

Izzy Laing has an IT and Communications background. She lives in Wellington, is a keen gardener and has a Certificate in Horticulture. Her hope is that through fiction she can encourage children to have an interest in growing things and caring for plants at an early age.

Malcolm Laird (1935–2015) graduated from Auckland University in 1962 and joined the New Zealand Geological Survey. In 1966 he was granted leave to complete a D.Phil. at Oxford, which focused on the sedimentology of Silurian rocks in western Ireland. On return to New Zealand, he commenced research on the sedimentary basins of the West Coast of the South Island; this later expanded to cover the whole of New Zealand and culminated in the management of a major project on the Cretaceous and Cenozoic basins of the New Zealand region. These studies produced a massive volume of data and publications, which the present book draws together. His work on New Zealand basins was complemented by studies of Paleozoic rocks in the Transantarctic Mountains and interpretation of Cenozoic rocks from offshore drilling in McMurdo Sound. John Bradshaw studied geology at London University and completed a PhD on the Precambrian and Paleozoic rocks of western Finistere in 1963. He joined the Geology Department of the University of Canterbury in 1966 where he remained until 2009. He initially worked on the Mesozoic accretionary complex of the Southern Alps. At the same time he became interested, along with Malcolm Laird, in the Paleozoic rocks of Antarctica. Later, these two strands merged into a broader study of the tectonics of the Pacific margin of the Gondwana continent from New Zealand through Antarctica and into South America. His research on Cretaceous tectonic changes and continental break-up led to further collaboration with Malcolm and the invitation to work with him on this book. John was a long-serving member of the Ross Dependency Research Committee and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand.

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Dan Lake has explored good leadership on five continents. His interest in clarity, culture, and communication began when he was a bungy jump instructor and tour guide. A career highlight is the months he spent living in India teaching English to Tibetan monks. His favorite question is, “How can I help you succeed?” As a manager and coach in one of the world's largest not-for-profit organizations, he capitalized on multi-national opportunities to help emerging leaders lift and shift their leadership potential. As a founder and director, Dan turns possibilities and options into meaningful work, systems, and friendships with a lasting global impact. Dan is a trusted advisor, speaker, and mentor. He has extensive experience with emerging leaders and senior management teams covering operations, training, coaching, and development. Some of those leaders serve organizations such as the US State Department, Tesla, Google, and Apple. Dan holds a master's degree in leadership, where he focused his thesis work on the Millennial generation.

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