ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gene Baumgaertner holds two engineering degrees from the University of Maryland. He has worked in transportation for over 30 years as a Professional Engineer, and is a former Rona...view moreABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gene Baumgaertner holds two engineering degrees from the University of Maryland. He has worked in transportation for over 30 years as a Professional Engineer, and is a former Ronald Reagan presidential appointee. But his interests are many and varied. In addition to this well-researched novel on dinosaurs, he has also written a reference work about the twentieth century, and two history books about fifteenth century England. He is presently working on a historical novel about the Wars of the Roses, and a quasi-autobiographical book about growing up in the second half of the twentieth century. He was lived in Kentucky, New York, Maryland, and Georgia. He presently lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his lovely wife, Kathy.
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR: After an early life in chilly upstate New York, Joan Kaiser has spent much of her adulthood enjoying the balmy North Carolina coast. She lives in Wilmington, North Carolina with her husband, Jerry. Here she raised two children, provided for husband and home, and worked in administration in a local hospital. Along the way, she also has illustrated several books, produced copious artwork for family and friends, and now looks forward to the enjoying the peaceful creativity of retirement.view less