Sounds of the Wild - Jungle

Maurice Pledger was awarded the Francis Williams Illustration Award for the Best Descriptive Illustration in 1982. This accolade, sponsored by the Victoria and Albert Museum, is awarded only once in every five years. Maurice Pledger has illustrated many successful series for Templar, which have collectively sold 10 million copies worldwide. In 1982, Maurice was awarded the Francis Williams Illustration Award for Best Descriptive Illustration. Valerie Davies's passion is the natural world, especially reptiles and amphibians. She has spent over 30 years keeping and establishing breeding programmes for many species and has worked with the BBC's Natural History Unit.