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    Jane Yolen

    Born and raised in New York City, Jane Yolen now lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. She attended Smith College and received her master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts. The distinguished author of more than 170 books, Jane Yolen is a person of many talents. When she is not writing, Yolen composes songs, is a professional storyteller on the stage, and is the busy wife of a university professor, the mother of three grown children, and a grandmother. All of Yolen's stories and poems are rooted in her sense of family and self. The Emperor and the Kite, which was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1983 for its intricate paper-cut illustrations by Ed Young, was based on Yolen's relationship with her late father, who was an international kite-flying champion. Owl Moon, winner of the 1988 Caldecott Medal for John Schoenherr's exquisite watercolors, was inspired by her husband's interest in birding.
    Mapping the Bones
    Mapping the Bones
    Jane Yolen
    9780399546679
    $12.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 15, 2019
    Penguin Books
    Grade 7 & Up
    The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
    The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
    Jane Yolen
    9780142401095
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 12, 2004
    Puffin Books
    Grades 6-8
    Favorite Folktales from Around the World
    Favorite Folktales from Around the World
    Jane Yolen
    9780394751887
    $23.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 12, 1988
    Pantheon
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB

    Books

    Mapping the Bones
    Mapping the Bones
    Jane Yolen
    9780399546679
    $12.99 US
    Paperback
    Jan 15, 2019
    Penguin Books
    Grade 7 & Up
    The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
    The Devil's Arithmetic (Puffin Modern Classics)
    Jane Yolen
    9780142401095
    $8.99 US
    Paperback
    Apr 12, 2004
    Puffin Books
    Grades 6-8
    Favorite Folktales from Around the World
    Favorite Folktales from Around the World
    Jane Yolen
    9780394751887
    $23.00 US
    Paperback
    Aug 12, 1988
    Pantheon
    Grades 6-12 + AP/IB

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