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    Jenkins, Steve

    Personal

    Born , in Hickory, NC; son of Alvin (a physics professor) and Margaret (a bank employee and homemaker) Jenkins; married Robin Page (a graphic designer and author); children: Page, Alec, Jamie. Education:North Carolina State University, B.A. and M.A (graphic design).

    Addresses

    Home—Boulder, CO. E-mail—[email&#;protected].

    Career

    Graphic designer; illustrator and author. Exhibitions: Works exhibited in Society of Illustrators Original Art Show,

    Awards, Honors

    Scientific American Young Readers Book Award, , for Big and Little; Outstanding Trade Book for Children citation, National Science Teachers Association, , for What Do You Do When Something Wants to Eat You?; Recommended Books inclusion, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), , for Animal Dads; Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Nonfiction, and American Library Association (ALA) Notable Children's Book designation, both , both for The Top of the World; Bank Street College

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    Steve Jenkins (author)

    Year Title Award Result Ref. Animal Dads (as illus.) NCTEOrbis Pictus AwardRecommended [7] Hottest, Coldest, Highest, DeepestNCTEOrbis Pictus AwardHonor [7] The Top of the WorldNCTEOrbis Pictus AwardHonor [8] Animals In FlightNCTEOrbis Pictus AwardRecommended [8] What Do You Do with a Tail Like This? (as illus.) Caldecott MedalHonor [9][10] Actual SizeNCTEOrbis Pictus AwardHonor [8] Top of the World: Climbing Mount EverestQuick Picks for Reluctant ung Adult ReadersSelection [11] Animal Poems (as illus.) Cybils Award for Poetry Finalist [12]Living ColorCybils Award for Nonfiction Picture Books Finalist [12] Living Color. Animals: tomato frog, scarlet sittplats dragonfly,deep-sea jellyfish, scarlet ibis, fire shrimp, Gian

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    Steve Jenkins

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    Author biography:

    &#;I was born in North Carolina in My father, a physics professor and astronomer, did research and taught at various universities. We moved often. As a child, I lived in North Carolina, Panama, Virginia, Kansas, California, and Colorado. Wherever we lived, I maintained a small menagerie of lizards, turtles, spiders, and other animals. I collected rocks and fossils. I built a chemistry lab in which many frightful smells and loud explosions were produced. With my father’s help, I assembled radios, electric motors, and other contraptions. I also spent a lot of time with books. My interest in science led me to believe that I’d be a scientist myself. At the last minute, however, I decided to go to art school in North Carolina, where I studied graphic design. After graduation I moved to New York City and worked in advertising and design, first in large firms and then with my wife, Robin Page, in our

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