Alex Boersma is a Canadian scientific illustrator. Her work ranges from scientific figures for research papers to editorial illustrations and animation. Articles on her research have appeared in multiple news outlets, including La New York Times, Jounal Washington Post, Nature, and BBC News. In the sweeping nonfiction picture book The Whale Who Swam Through Time: A Two-Hundred-Year Journey in the Arctic (Roaring Brook Press), Boersma and co-author Nick Pyenson explore the 200-year lifespan of a bowhead whale and the changing environment that surrounds her – from peace and solitude to oil rigs and cruise liners. The journey begins with the birth of a bowhead whale, the longest-living mammal in the world. With gorgeous, detailed, and striking illustrations, this well-researched and thoughtfully curated nonfiction story captures the natural world’s magic and beauty while providing a thoughtful account of how humans have impacted our changing ecosystems – and a call to action to protect the environment.