Marta Magellan was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has lived in Miami, Florida since the age of seven, with a few years in Japan and Brazil in between. Her expertise in literacy along with her love for children and profound interest in nature has produced several award-winning children’s books about wild animals—lizards, vultures, bats, Burmese pythons and more. She has also written children's books for the educational market and even a few travel articles—on exotic places, of course.

She taught Composition, Creative Writing, and Survey of Children’s Literature at Miami Dade College, where she was a full professor and award-winning adviser to Miambiance, the campus literary arts magazine. She now writes books for children full time and is happy to connect with young children in her presentations. Her most recent books are Just Wild Enough, Mireya Mayor, Primatologist; and Bee Catastrophe, We'll Miss Them When They're Gone.