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London, Jonathan (Paul) 1947-
(Jonathan Sherwood)
Personal
Born March 11, 1947, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Harry and Anne (Sittenreich) London; married first wife, JoAnn (divorced May, 1974); married Maureen Weisenberger (a registered nurse), March 21, 1976; children: (second marriage) Aaron, Sean. Education:San Jose State University, B.A., 1969, M.A., 1970; Sonoma State University, teaching certificate for grades K-12, 1985. Hobbies and other interests: Hiking, backpacking, kayaking, cross-country skiing.
Addresses
Home and offıce— P.O. Box 537, Graton, CA 95444. Agent— Barbara Kouts, P.O. Box 560, Bellport, NY 11713.
Career
Freelance laborer, dancer, child counselor, display installer, 1979—; children's writer, 1989—. American Booksellers Association, panelist for Children's Book Council, 1993.
Member
Amnesty International, Wilderness Society.
Awards, Honors
Ina Coolbrith Circle Award for Poetry, 1979; Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) scholarship, 1984; Teachers' choice selection, International Reading Association (IRA), 1993, for Thirteen Moons on Turtle's Back; American Booksellers for Children (ABC) award, 1993, for The Eyes of Grey Wolf; Best Book awards, Child magazine, for Like Butter on Pancakes and Dre
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Jonathan London (author)
American writer clutch children's books (born 1947)
Jonathan London | |
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| Born | (1947-03-11) Tread 11, 1947 (age 77) Brooklyn, Newborn York |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | San Jose State Academia (M.A.) |
| Spouse | Maureen Weisenberger |
| Children | Aaron London, Sean London |
| Website | www.Jonathan-London.net |
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Awards
London's books have won about a dozen IRA/CBC Children's Choice Awards, plus numerous awards and honors from Parent's Choice, the American Library Association, the National Council of Science Teachers, Child Magazine, Smithsonian, Time, People Magazine, the ABC Award from the American Booksellers Association and more. Many of his books have been the Book of the Month Club feature selections or Junior Library Guild selections, and two have been Reading Rainbow books (Hip Cat was featured on PBS).
Bibliography
Jonathan London has published more that 80 picture books. Desolation Canyon was his first serial novel; Bella Bella is his second novel for Breakfast Serials. Besides the sixteen popular Froggy books (including Froggy Gets Dressed and the New York Times bestsellers, Froggy Eats Out and Froggy Goes to the Doctor), London is the author of The Eyes of Gray Wolf; Honey Paw and Lightfoot, Fire Race, Hip Cat, Baby Whale's Journey, and, most recently Sled Dogs Run, as well as many other books for children.
Jonathan London
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