Animal Ark Author Lucy Daniels(in the UK), Ben M. Baglio (in the USA) Genre children's books Publisher Scholastic Corporation Published 1994 No. of books 61 Animal Ark is a children's book series written by a collection of authors under the direction of Ben M. Baglio using the pseudonym Lucy Daniels starting in 1994.[1] They have now been published in the USA under the name Ben M. Baglio as a pseudonym for the authors who write the books. Each author is named with a 'Special Thanks' on the copyright page. The age the books are aimed at is usually agreed as 8 plus.