About Lorraine Jean
I'm a writer and game inventor with a passion for just about any topic, but especially science. I love to work in a variety of media (books, magazines, online content, software scripts, and even radio scripts).
I've written more than 50 books (most of the nonfiction and fiction for children) and have created a dozen published board games for Aristoplay, Sesame Street, Penguin, and others throug... More
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| 6/2/2016 | Dear Parents of Rising 6th Graders Every June, I send home a letter for parents of my next year's class of 6th graders. On the first day of school, 2016, we'll have something to talk about, something in common, even if the tweens just do a few of these stay-sharp summer... Read the rest of this post |
| 5/29/2016 | Poetry? Fun AND Cool? Yep, it's true. The key: Everyone loves a surprise. Close an envelope, tell kids there's something really amazing in there, and then give them strict instructions NOT to open it. BAM! They're hooked. I adapted my ultra-successful poetry unity... Read the rest of this post |
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| Lorraine Jean's Published Works | Ages | Date Published | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 29 from Lorraine Jean's published works, View all 29 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Bone Detective: The Story of Forensic Anthropologist Diane France (Women... Publisher: Joseph Henry Press |
Young Adults |
05/30/2006 Add | |||
| 12 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Space Rocks: The Story of Planetary Geologist Adriana Ocampo (Women's Ad... Publisher: Joseph Henry Press |
Young Adults |
05/30/2006 Add | |||
| 1 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Jacques Cousteau: Saving Our Seas (Paperback) Author: Bank Street College of Education Publisher: McGraw-Hill |
Ages 9-12 |
05/18/2000 Add | |||
| 3 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Sally Ride: Space Pioneer (Paperback) Author: Bank Street College of Education Publisher: McGraw-Hill |
Ages 9-12 |
03/21/2000 Add | |||
| 5 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
| Books Recently Added to Lorraine Jean's Bookshelf | Ages | Date Added | |||
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Books 1 - 4 of 19 from Lorraine Jean's bookshelf, View all 19 books Click a book's title for more details about the book | |||||
| 1. Chains (Seeds of America) (Paperback) Author: Laurie Halse Anderson Publisher: Atheneum |
Ages 9-12 |
8/14/2011 Add | |||
| Lorraine Jean said: Readalicious! blog recommends this series for tweens as a way to interest them in history by portraying events through the eyes of real characters—Isabel is not to be forgotten soon. http://www.hopp...more tags: Readalicious , books for tweens | |||||
| 5,692 Reviews | |||||
| 2. The Clockwork Three (Hardcover) Author: Matthew J. Kirby Publisher: Scholastic Press |
Ages 9-12 |
8/14/2011 Add | |||
| Lorraine Jean said: Readalicious! (Recommended Books for Tweens) blog gave this debut novel and Kirby's next title, Icefall, the big thumbs up: http://www.hoppingfun.com/blog.htm?post=804883 tags: books for tweens , Readalicious | |||||
| 1,258 Reviews | |||||
| 3. Operation Yes (Audio CD) Author: Sara Holmes Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged |
Ages 9-12 |
8/14/2011 Add | |||
| Lorraine Jean said: My sister Louise (veteran sixth grade teacher) loves this book—reviewed it for her Readilicious blog (Good Books for Tweens). http://www.hoppingfun.com/blog.htm?post=804813 tags: Readalicious , books for tweens | |||||
| 16 Reviews | |||||
| 4. Sterling Biographies�: Chief Joseph: The Voice for Peace (Paperback) Publisher: Sterling |
Ages 9-12 |
8/22/2010 Add | |||
| Lorraine Jean tagged as: I wrote , I recommend , Inspired me | |||||
| 11 Reviews | |||||
| Bestselling order determined by Amazon.com SalesRank(tm) | |||||
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