Born from the rainforest along the Great Barrier Reef, a cousin of the Yidinji people, Michael Charles Fransen Cresswell is a children’s book author and illustrator, an experienced international educationalist, Master Teacher and Research Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in global education and the third sector, spanning nine countries and three continents, with a successful track record of creating and developing schools around the world. He is an Australian Basketball State & National Champion, player and coach. Michael has a Bachelor of Education, a Master of Education in Leadership, a Postgraduate in Online and Distance education: technology-enhanced learning, and a Postgraduate in Global Development Management. Michael is currently a tutor/lecturer in Education at the Coventry University Scarborough Campus, helping to create the teachers of tomorrow.