<b>Nicholas Read</b> is a retired journalist who worked at the <em>Vancouver Sun</em> for most of his career, and a journalism instructor who taught at Langara College for ten years. He is the author (with photographer Ian McAllister) of several bestselling children&rsquo;s books, including <em>Wolf Island</em>, <em>The Seal Garden</em>, <em>A Whale&rsquo;s World</em>, <em>The Great Bear Sea</em>, and <em>The Salmon Bears</em>.