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Jane Yolen

Jane Yolen. “America’s Hans Christian Anderson,” says Newsweek magazine. “Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.” ~ Jane Yolen. The author as a young girl. Prolific Writer. Award-Winning Author. Caldecott Award Nebula Award Christopher Medal

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Jane Yolen

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  1. Jane Yolen “America’s Hans Christian Anderson,” says Newsweek magazine

  2. “Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.” • ~ Jane Yolen The author as a young girl.

  3. Prolific Writer

  4. Award-Winning Author Caldecott Award Nebula Award Christopher Medal California Young Reader Medal, Young Adult Category Mythopoeic Fantasy Award National Outdoor Book Awards World Fantasy Awards Jewish Book Council Award & Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Book Award And Many More!

  5. Wide Ranging Subjects Nature

  6. History

  7. Picture Books

  8. Holocaust

  9. Reading Yolen in the Classroom • Wide range of reading levels, often on the same topic– Great for Literature Circles. • Exquisitely crafted writing. • Meshes well with other writers’ work. • Lots of good lesson plans on the Internet. • A living writer who speaks around the country. • Works with great illustrators which make the books inviting to read.

  10. Read a Jane Yolen Book Today!

  11. Bibliography • "Jane Yolen." Good Reads. Good Reads, 2011. Web. 1 Mar. 2011. <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5989.Jane_Yolen>. • "Jane Yolen." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, n.d. Web. 1 Mar. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Yolen>. • Jane Yolen.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Mar. 2011. <http://janeyolen.com/>.

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