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Jan Thornhill

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in Sudbury, Canada

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Children's Books, Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction

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I was born in 1955 in Sudbury, but spent most of my childhood in southern Ontario where, encouraged by my artist mother and engineer/inventor father, I developed a life-long passion for both art and the natural world. I spent a lot of time exploring the fields, woods, ponds, and streams near where I lived, and was an avid collector of things I found. I brought home all kinds of treasures – skulls and fossils, bird feathers and empty nests, insects, snake skins, fallen leaves. Eventually I labeled everything and made a museum in the basement. I thought I’d get rich by charging a 5¢ entry fee…but my mum was the only one who paid!

After high school, I attended the Ontario College of Art where I had fun making experimental films and videos – no ...more

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	The Tragic Tale of the Great Auk 4.25 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Triumphant Tale of the House Sparrow 4.07 avg rating — 180 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Is This Panama?: A Migration Story by Jan Thornhill (Goodreads Author), Soyeon Kim (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2013 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Josephine: And I Am a Living Thing by Jan Thornhill (Goodreads Author), Jacqui Lee (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2016 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kyle Goes Alone by Jan Thornhill (Goodreads Author), Ashley Barron (Illustrations) 3.74 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2015 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Winter's Coming: A Story of Seasonal Change by Jan Thornhill (Goodreads Author), Josée Bisaillon (Illustrator) 3.97 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Rumor: A Jataka Tale from India 3.79 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 2002 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Over in the Meadow by Jan Thornhill (Goodreads Author) (Adapter), Olive A. Wadsworth 3.93 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wildlife ABC: A Nature Alphabet Book 3.68 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Who Wants Pizza?: The Kids' Guide to the History, Science and Culture of Food 3.86 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2010 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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