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Jeanne Walker Harvey

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Jeanne loves finding a true story (especially about an inspiring creative person) that is engaging and fascinating, and then using her creativity to tell the story. She hopes children will have a love of words and understand the power and beauty of words.

Ever since she was a child, Jeanne dreamed of being a childrens book author. Along the way she has had many jobs, ranging from being a roller coaster ride operator to an attorney for high-tech companies to a writer of magazine articles to a teacher of Language Arts and writing workshops at a public middle school. She studied literature and psychology at Stanford University, and volunteered for many years at the local public school library, the Marin County Literacy Program, as a docent for ...more

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The Power of Wifredo Lam's Art A TRUE TALE WITH A CHERRY ON TOP Abrams Books for Young Readers (pub. 8.25.2026) 40 pages Ages 6 - 8 Author: Margarita Engle Illustrator: Jacqueline Alcántara Character: Wifredo Lam Overview: "In a village on the tropical island of Cuba, a boy named Wifredo Lam loved to draw his surroundings―hot blue air, cool green leaves, and brilliant flowers. As he grew older, La Read more of this blog post »

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	Maya Lin: Artist-Architect of Light and Lines by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Goodreads Author), Dow Phumiruk (Illustrator) 4.34 avg rating — 937 ratings — published 2017 — 6 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
	Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Goodreads Author), Loveis Wise (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 489 ratings — published 2022	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
	Dressing Up the Stars: The Story of Movie Costume Designer Edith Head by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Goodreads Author), Diana Toledano (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 199 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden's Childhood Journey by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator) 4.04 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2011 — 9 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 Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Goodreads Author), Khoa Le (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 157 ratings — published 2025 — 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
	Boats on the Bay: A Picture Book by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Goodreads Author), Grady McFerrin (Illustrations) 3.99 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2018 — 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
	Else B. in the Sea: The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the Deep by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Goodreads Author), Melodie Stacey (Illustrator) 4.18 avg rating — 125 ratings — published 2024 — 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
	Astro: The Steller Sea Lion by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Goodreads Author), Shennen Bersani (Illustrator) 3.68 avg rating — 129 ratings — published 2010 — 41 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
	Honey Girl: The Hawaiian Monk Seal by Jeanne Walker Harvey (Goodreads Author), Shennen Bersani (Illustrator) 4.08 avg rating — 51 ratings — 12 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
	Else B. in the Sea - The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the Deep it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	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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What a terrific STEM book guaranteed to fascinate all readers! The writing is clear and engaging, the cartoons are entertaining, and the colorful formatting of the sections enable the reader to easily understand connections. I was fascinated to reali ...more
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Jeanne Harvey rated a book it was amazing When Science Stood Still: How S. Chandrasekhar Predicted the Existence of Black Holes by Shruthi Rao (Goodreads Author)	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
An inspiring story of not only an important discovery, but a personal story of a scientist's persistence and perseverance that will engage readers. Rao tells the compelling story of Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, popularly known as Chandra, who was an I ...more
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Jeanne Harvey liked Christine Zandt's review of The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei: "This fascinating little-known story will interest kids beacuse it takes us through various problem-solving ideas, pulling the reader in as we wonder what will work. Places around the world (Buddhist retreats in China, the French palace Versailles, an" Read more of this review »
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Jeanne Harvey liked Elizabeth's review of The Glass Pyramid: A Story of the Louvre Museum and Architect I.M. Pei: "A wonderfully told story of a magnificent and brave creative act - told with tension and an in-the-moment tone. Inspiring for young and less-young alike!"
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