Bethanie Hestermann is a freelance writer and author. She and her husband Josh (a zoologist) co-write animal-science books for kids. They've written Zoology for Kids, Marine Science for Kids, Search the Ocean: Find the Animals, Search the Zoo: Find the Animals, Ocean Animals for Kids, The Fascinating Ocean Book for Kids: 500 Incredible Facts!, and The Magnificent Book of Creatures of the Abyss. Bethanie has an M.A. in Writing and Publishing from DePaul University.