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Jerdine Nolen
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Jerdine Nolen

Jerdine Nolen is the author of many award-winning books for children, including Raising Dragons, illustrated by Elise Primavera, which received the Christopher Award, and Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, illustrated by Mark Buehner, winner of the Kentucky Bluegrass Award. Most recently she and Kadir Nelson collaborated on Thunder Rose, which School Library Journal called "a wonderful tale of joy and love." Jerdine Nolen lives with her family in Ellicott City, Maryland.

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Children's Corner: A great picture book about Jackie Robinson
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 6, 2009
...called 'Dancing in the Wings.' Since then, Nelson has illustrated two dozen picture books, including 'Thunder Rose' by Jerdine Nolen and 'Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom' by Carole Boston Weatherford. These days, Nelson is much in...