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[Page 1] Ce^nt^' [Page 2] Boston Public Library Boston, MA 02116 [Page 3] .;^» [Page 4] Author: John Malam studied ancient history and archaeology at the University of Birmingham, after which he worked as an archaeologist at the Ironbridge Gorge Museum, Shropshire. He is now an author, specializing in non-fiction books for children. He lives in Cheshire with his wife and their two young children. Artist: David Antram was bom in Brighton in 1958. He studied at Eastbourne College of Art and then worked in advertising for 15 years before becoming a full-time artist. He has illustrated many children's non-fiction books. Series creator: David Salariya was bom in Dundee, Scotland. He has illustrated a wide range of books and has created and designed many new series for publishers both in the UK and overseas. In 1989, he established The Salariya Book Company. He lives in Brighton with his wife, the illustrator Shirley Willis, and their son Jonathan. © The Salariya Book Company Ltd MMVII All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the written permission of the copyright owner. Created, designed and produced by The Salariya Book Company Ltd 25 Marlborough Place, Brighton BNl lUB ISBN-IO: 0-531-14971-4 (Lib. Bdg.) 0-531-16996-0 (Pbk.) ISBN-13: 978-0-531-14971-3 (Lib. Bdg.) 978-0-531-16996-4 (Pbk.) Published in 2007 in the United