Jonathan London
Author of Froggy Goes to School
About the Author
Jonathan London was born a "navy-brat" in Brooklyn, New York, and raised on Naval stations throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. He received a Masters Degree in Social Sciences but never formally studied literature or creative writing. He began to consider himself a writer about the time he show more graduated from college. After college he became a dancer in a modern dance company and worked at numerous low-paying jobs as a laborer or counselor. He wrote poems and short stories for adults, earning next to nothing despite being published in many literary magazines. For some 20 years before he penned his first children's book, London was writing poetry and short stories for adults. In the early 1970s, he was reading his poems in San Francisco jazz clubs, and those experiences found their way into his witty children's book Hip Cat, which has been featured on the PBS children's television show Reading Rainbow. After writing down the tale The Owl Who Became the Moon in 1989, London began to wonder if other people might want to read it. He picked up his kids' copy of Winnie-the-Pooh and saw that the book was published by Dutton, so he casually decided to send his story to them. Surprisingly enough, they wanted to publish him. Working with different illustrators, and occasionally with co-authors, London has produced literally dozens of books. Most have appeared under his name, but some have come out under a pseudonym, which still remains a secret.He has published over forty books and has earned recognitions from organizations like the National Science Teachers Association. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Series
Works by Jonathan London
Froggy Summer Trio: Froggy Learns to Swim, Goes to Camp, Froggy Plays T-ball (3-Pack) (1996) 104 copies
Froggy 17-Book Set (Froggy . . . Bakes a Cake, Eats Out, Gets Dressed, Goes to Bed, Goes to School, (2008) 5 copies
Froggy Bakes A Cake 2 copies
Colección Deportes de Froggy: Froggy aprende a nadar, Froggy juega al fútbol y Froggy monta en bicicleta… (2008) 2 copies
Froggy's Haloween 1 copy
Lauf, grauer Wolf (Lesemaus) 1 copy
Froggy Phonics 1 copy
Let's Go, Froggy! 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1947
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Places of residence
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
California, USA - Education
- Masters Degree in Social Sciences
- Relationships
- London, Sean (son)
London, Aaron (son)
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Statistics
- Works
- 166
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 41,344
- Popularity
- #422
- Rating
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- ISBNs
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