ABOUT THE AUTHOR

What inspired you to write a book?

After becoming a dad and reading more children's books, I wanted to try and bring out my own! There didn't seem to be a lot of books that were truly educational and focused on unusual animals.

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Why such unusual animals?

There's over 8 million species on Earth! But most books focus on the same few, which are still amazing animals but as a lover of reptiles especially I've always been interested in the more unusual animals that we share the world with.

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When did you become interested in animals?

I've always loved animals but my real interest began as a teenager; at 16 I travelled to India to learn more about the endemic species of the Western Ghats, I encountered King cobras and many other reptiles, I've since worked with many venomous species both in the field and as a reptile keeper in zoos.

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What's next??

I hope that the amazing A - Z reaches many families so they can learn more about the world around us, I'd love to carry on writing and making more books to continue the A-Z ! 

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