Philip Steele (Author) Steele was born in Dorking, Surrey, England. He attended University College, Durham, graduating in Modern Languages. In the 1970s he worked as an editor for various book publishers including Hodder and Hamlyn. In 1980 he moved to the Isle of Anglesey, in North Wales, where he now lives. He has written on a wide range of topics, especially in the fields of history, junior biography, peoples and cultures. Andres Lozano (Illustrator) Andres Lozano is a Madrid-born illustrator who now lives in London. He has worked for a wide range of international clients including The New York Times, Virgin Atlantic and McSweeney's. He has also published several picture books in the UK and the United States. He loves drawing and painting, especailly houses, plants and people.