Barbara Todd has a degree in education and did post graduate work in early childhood education.

She taught for many years before her love of the sea turned her from the classroom. She then spent the next 20 years working with research teams studying whales in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere. She has worked with Orca in the Pacific Northwest, Humpbacks in the Caribbean and Tonga, Sperm whales in New Zealand and Southern Right whales in New Zealand's subantarctic.... Auckland and Campbell islands.

Barbara has written 10 children's books on marine life as well as the book 'Whales and Dolphins, Kaikoura, New Zealand'. She has also provide photographs and written articles for numerous publications, conducted worldwide workshops on whales, produced educational materials and featured in documentaries on whales and dolphins including National Geographic's 'Divine Dolphins'.

" In this modern age most humans are far removed from nature. Through our actions and our neglect, we have already lost many of the species who once shared this planet with us. In order to insure the future survival of those remaining species, we must bring an awareness of their existence into the minds and hearts of our children. 'All things are connected'.....what we do to nature, we will ultimately do to ourselves. the actions of our children are the key to the future of our planet"

Barbara Todd