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About the Author
JENNIFER THERMES is a children's book author, illustrator, and map illustrator. Her recent nonfiction picture books include CHARLES DARWIN'S AROUND-THE-WORLD ADVENTURE and GRANDMA GATEWOOD HIKES THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL. She has also created maps for books such as Thornghost, The Emperor's Ostrich, and The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street. Jennifer loves weaving maps that give a sense of geography and place into her stories, and is fascinated by the big picture of history and how it connects with our lives today. In her free time Jennifer likes to walk, garden, read, draw, and figure out where to put her ever-growing piles of books. She lives with her family in a quirky antique farmhouse in Connecticut.Website ~ www.jenniferthermes.comInstagram ~ @jenniferthermesTwitter ~ @jenthermes
