阿拉斯泰爾•福瑟吉爾（Alastair Fothergill）,本書的主要作者，是《地球脈動》（Planet Earth）係列的製作人，相關紀錄片《地球》(Earth)的導演。他曾在杜倫大學學習動物學，學生時代就拍攝齣瞭自己的第一部電影《在奧卡萬戈》(on the Okavango)。1983年，他加入BBC自然曆史部，隨後參與瞭《真正野生秀》（The Really Wild Show）、《野生動物》(Wildlife on One)和《生命之源》(The Trials of Life)係列片的拍攝。1992年，他被任命為攝製組負責人，他在任職期間製作瞭獲奬無數的《冰雪的童話》(Life in the Freezer)係列片。1998年6月，他辭去職務，以專心製作《藍色星球》(Blue planet)係列，該片大獲成功。阿拉斯泰爾還著有4本書。

A visual odyssey that will change the way we see our planet, this remarkable book, companion to the acclaimed Discovery Channel/ BBC series, is an enduring and awe-inspiring record of one of the most ambitious natural history projects ever undertaken. Using the latest aerial surveillance, state-of-the-art cameras, and high definition technology, the creators of "Planet Earth "have assembled more than 400 stunning photographs of wondrous natural landscapes from around the globe, including incredible footage of the rarely spotted, almost mythical creatures that live in these habitats. Many of the images reveal inaccessible places that few have seen and record animal behavior that has never been filmed or photographed before. With the help of this highly advanced technology and the world's premier wildlife photographers, the book takes us on a spectacular journey from the world's greatest rivers and impressive gorges, to its mightiest mountains, hidden caves and caverns, and vast deserts. "Planet Earth "captures breathtaking sequences of predators and their prey, lush vistas of forests viewed from the tops of towering trees, the oceans and their mysterious creatures viewed from beneath the surface, and much more--in a magnificent adventure that brings unknown wonders of the natural world into our living rooms. "Copub: BBC Worldwide Americas "