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Melissa Cole was born in Oregon and raised in London, Hong Kong, and India. She graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Zoology and spent time as a naturalist guide in Mexico. She has written over 30 children's natural history books and travels with her husband, who is a wildlife photographer specializing in marine life. Melissa has always dabbled in art, but has spent the last nine years fully devoted to it. She is strongly influenced by ethnic patterns, which she sees in her travels abroad.