Cynthia Jenson-Elliott is the author of three books of nonfiction:
East Africa, and Southern Africa in the Indigenous People of Africa
series for Lucent Books, and Zombies for KidHaven Press. She
coauthored Cheetahs for the Zoobooks series of Wildlife Education,
Ltd. She is a freelance writer for a variety of newspapers,
magazines and educational publishers, as well as a teacher and
natural history instructor. She has an M.A. in Education and enjoys
spending time outdoors with her family.