Jane Yolen

Brief Biography of Jane Yolen

The author of this wonderful book is Jane Yolen. She have written other books, as well. She have won a National Jewish Book Award for this book, in particular. Yolen was born in New York City and raised in California, Virginia, New York and Connecticut. Her father was a journalist and publicist. She received her bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1976. She was married to computer scientist David Stemple from 1962. He died from cancer on March 22, 2006. She has three children: Heidi Stemple, Adam Stemple, and Jason Stemple, and several grandchildren. Yolen maintains homes in Hatfield, Massachusetts and in St Andrews, Scotland. Jane loves to write children's books, and still continues through today!

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