Jean Marzollo is a children's author and illustrator. Born in 1942, she has written over 100 books, including the best-selling and award-winning I Spy series for children, written completely in rhythm and rhyme.
Marzollo was born and raised in Connecticut.
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Education
She is a graduate of Manchester High School (1960), the University of Connecticut (1964) where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (1965).
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Career
She was a high school English teacher in Arlington, MA (1965-66) and the assistant director of Harvard's Project Upward Bound (1967). In New York City, she worked on early childhood research projects for General Learning Corp. (1967-69) and was the Director of Publications for the National Commission on Resources for Youth (1970-71). For 20 years from 1972-1992, Jean Marzollo was editor of Scholastic's "Let's Find Out" Magazine, working closely with art director Carol Devine Carson. She has written books for teachers and parents, as well as articles about children for Parents Magazine, Redbook, and other parenting magazines.
Current projects
Jean Marzollo is best known for her best-selling and award-winning I Spy series with photographic illustrator Walter Wick. Among her other children's books are: Help Me Learn Addition, Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20, The Little Plant Doctor, Pierre the Penguin, Mama Mama/Papa Papa, Close Your Eyes, Pretend You're a Cat, Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, and the Shanna Show books. After more than twenty years of writing children's books, she began to illustrate them, too. She has retold and illustrated five Bible stories and three Greek myths, as well as writing and illustrating two counting books for preschoolers: Ten Little Eggs and Ten Little Christmas Presents.
Personal life
She is married to Claudio Marzollo, a retired sculptor who has co-authored some of her children's science fiction and fantasy books. They have two sons, Dan Marzollo and Dave Marzollo.
Published works
References
- Gale Cengage Learning: Contemporary Authors, volume(s) 81-84, 264
- Contemporary Authors Autobiographical Essay, volume(s) 264
- Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, volume(s) 15, 90
- Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, edition(s) 2
- Something About the Author, volume(s) 29, 77, 130
- Something About the Author Autobiography Series, volume(s) 15
- Harper Collins
- Scholastic
External links
- Jean Marzollo official website
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