Travel back in time to the dark, distant past. Meet plateosaurus, diplodocus, iguanodon, and the great sea monsters.
Donald Grant was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1954. After studying Fine Arts at the Pratt Institute, in the U.S. which he financed by working as a taxi driver, he then worked as a barman and musician.
His learnt most from his travels, spending 6 years travelling the globe, perhaps to learn and think about the world before choosing drawing as his medium for expression. This passion for travelling led him to France, where he settled and has now lived for the last 20 years.
He has illustrated numerous children's books in genres ranging from non-fiction, detective stories, and other types of fiction. He is also a children's story writer."
Claude Delafosse (1951, France) is a French author and illustrator. He was the art director for the children’s magazine, Astrapi, for 15 years. He is also the illustrator of many media publications in France. In 2002, he began to work in animation and has broad experience in creating digital platforms. As a founding contributor to Astrapi at Bayard Presse, he was not just an illustrator but also the creator of the interactive comics and the Petipluche series.
He is the author of over 25 titles in the My First Discoveries series, including best-selling titles such as Animal’s Underground, Castles Under Siege, Fish Underwater, Homes, In the Jungle, Insects, and the Pyramid, to name but a few.