Autor/-in: Allen M. Young

Allen M. Young is curator of zoology and vice president of collections, research, and public programs at the Milwaukee Public Museum. His essays on nature have appeared in the Chicago Tribune Magazine. , Milwaukee Journal. , Miami Herald. , Wall Street Journal. , Chicago Sun-Times. , and Wisconsin Natural Resources. He is the author of several books on the natural history of the tropics, including The Chocolate Tree. , Sarapiqui Chronicle. , and Lives Intertwined. He also prepared a revised edition of the Golden Guide to Insects. , a book that in an earlier edition inspired his boyhood fascination with the life cycles of insects.