Jean Marzollo (1942–2018)

Author of Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King

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Jean Marzollo was born Jean Martin in Manchester, Connecticut on June 25, 1942. She graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1964, and received a master's degree in teaching from the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 1965. After graduating, she taught high school English for several years and then became involved in educational publishing. She was the editor of Scholastic's kindergarten magazine Let's Find Out for twenty years. Her first book for parents, Learning Through Play, was published in 1972 and her first children's book, Close Your Eyes, was published in 1978. She wrote over 150 books for children and has illustrated some of her own children's books starting in 2003. Her works include the I Spy series; Soccer Sam; Mama Mama/Papa Papa; Close Your Eyes; Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King; and the Shanna Show books. She died in her sleep of natural causes on April 10, 2018 at the age of 75. (Bowker Author Biography) — biography from Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King… (more)

Series

I Spy {Jean Marzollo/ Scholastic}

39 Kids on the Block

The Baby Unicorn

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Works by Jean Marzollo

Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King 1,944 copies, 20 reviews

I Spy Treasure Hunt: A Book of Picture Riddles 1,643 copies, 11 reviews

I Spy a School Bus 1,486 copies, 7 reviews

I Spy Christmas: A Book of Picture Riddles 1,480 copies, 5 reviews

I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles 1,312 copies, 4 reviews

I Spy School Days: A Book of Picture Riddles 1,300 copies, 8 reviews

I Spy Spooky Night: A Book of Picture Riddles 1,275 copies, 8 reviews

I Spy Fantasy: A Book of Picture Riddles 1,217 copies, 4 reviews

I Spy Mystery: A Book of Picture Riddles 1,138 copies, 4 reviews

I Spy a Pumpkin 1,113 copies, 5 reviews

I'm a Caterpillar 1,055 copies, 8 reviews

In 1492 1,021 copies, 11 reviews

I Am a Leaf 908 copies, 10 reviews

I'm a Seed 901 copies, 7 reviews

I Spy a Butterfly 863 copies, 3 reviews

I Am Water 854 copies, 9 reviews

I Spy Fun House: A Book of Picture Riddles 854 copies, 1 review

I Spy a Dinosaur's Eye 827 copies, 7 reviews

I Am an Apple 822 copies, 4 reviews

I Spy a Penguin: Scholastic Reader Level 1 787 copies, 3 reviews

I Spy a Candy Cane 769 copies

I Am Snow 736 copies, 4 reviews

I Spy Gold Challenger!: A Book of Picture Riddles 735 copies

I Spy Extreme Challenger!: A Book of Picture Riddles 723 copies, 1 review

I Spy Super Challenger!: A Book of Picture Riddles 722 copies, 2 reviews

I Spy Funny Teeth (Scholastic Reader, Level 1) 699 copies

I Spy Lightning in the Sky: Scholastic Reader Level 1 671 copies, 1 review

I Spy a Scary Monster 667 copies, 1 review

I Spy a Skeleton 647 copies, 2 reviews

I Spy Year-Round Challenger!: A Book of Picture Riddles 592 copies, 1 review

I Spy a Balloon 576 copies, 3 reviews

I Spy Ultimate Challenger!: A Book of Picture Riddles 515 copies, 2 reviews

Soccer Sam 507 copies, 3 reviews

I Spy Santa Claus (Scholastic Reader, Level 1) 473 copies

I Spy an Apple 451 copies, 3 reviews

The Rain Forest (First Discovery Book) (Editor) 449 copies, 2 reviews

I Spy Little Animals 442 copies, 2 reviews

Christmas Cats 437 copies, 6 reviews

I Am Fire 431 copies, 2 reviews

I Spy Little Book 428 copies, 5 reviews

Valentine Cats (Read with Me Cartwheel Books (Scholastic Paperback)) 410 copies, 2 reviews

Pierre the Penguin: A True Story 401 copies, 8 reviews

Thanksgiving Cats (Read with Me Cartwheel Books (Scholastic Paperback)) 393 copies, 3 reviews

I Love You: A Rebus Poem 379 copies, 5 reviews

Pretend You're a Cat 374 copies, 3 reviews

I Spy Little Numbers (Author) 368 copies, 1 review

I Spy A To Z: A Book of Picture Riddles 351 copies

City sounds 328 copies, 1 review

I Spy an Egg in a Nest: Scholastic Reader Level 1 325 copies

Once Upon a Springtime (Hello Reader, Level 2) 320 copies, 1 review

I Spy Letters 320 copies, 2 reviews

I Spy Little Letters 295 copies, 2 reviews

I Spy Little Christmas 289 copies, 1 review

Halloween Cats (Read with Me Cartwheel Books (Scholastic Paperback)) 285 copies, 4 reviews

I Spy Little Wheels 279 copies, 3 reviews

My First Book of Biographies 271 copies, 3 reviews

I Spy Animals 270 copies, 1 review

I'm Tyrannosaurus!: A Book of Dinosaur Rhymes (Read With Me Cartwheel… 265 copies, 1 review

Ten Cats Have Hats 260 copies, 3 reviews

I Am a Rock 255 copies, 1 review

I Spy: 4 Picture Riddle Books (School Reader Collection Lvl 1: (Scholastic… 252 copies, 1 review

I Am Planet Earth (Hello Reader Science!) 251 copies, 2 reviews

I Spy Little Bunnies 233 copies, 1 review

I Spy Numbers 230 copies, 1 review

I Am a Star 223 copies, 1 review

How Kids Grow 214 copies, 1 review

I Spy Thanksgiving: Scholastic Reader Level 1 212 copies, 1 review

Home Sweet Home 192 copies, 2 reviews

Mama Mama (Growing Tree) 185 copies, 7 reviews

I Spy School: Scholastic Reader Level 1 176 copies, 2 reviews

Papa, Papa 173 copies, 1 review

Close Your Eyes 173 copies, 3 reviews

I Spy I Love You (Scholastic Reader Level 1) 171 copies

I Spy Spectacular: A Book of Picture Riddles 156 copies, 2 reviews

I Spy Little Hearts 151 copies, 1 review

I Spy a Funny Frog 135 copies

I Spy Merry Christmas 132 copies

Football Friends (Hello Reader Level 3) 127 copies

Cannonball Chris 126 copies, 1 review

Soccer Cousins (Hello Reader! - Level 4, Grades 2 & 3) 114 copies, 3 reviews

Hockey Hero (Hello Reader Level 3) 112 copies

I Spy Phonics Fun Boxed Set 109 copies

The Baby Unicorn (Author) 107 copies, 1 review

Shanna's First Readers Level 1: Animal Riddles 106 copies

Miriam and Her Brother Moses 89 copies, 2 reviews

Baby Unicorn and Baby Dragon (Author) 87 copies, 1 review

The Three Little Kittens 87 copies

In 1776 86 copies, 2 reviews

Sun Song 85 copies

Mama Mama/Papa Papa Flip Board Book 84 copies

Baseball Brothers (sports Stories) (level 3) (Hello Reader Level 3) 81 copies

Ruth and Naomi 78 copies, 2 reviews

David and Goliath: A Bible Story 77 copies, 1 review

Daniel in the Lions' Den 76 copies, 3 reviews

The Pizza Pie Slugger 76 copies

Jonah and the Whale (and the Worm) 69 copies, 1 review

Ten Little Christmas Presents 67 copies, 2 reviews

I Spy A Christmas Tree 65 copies

I Spy Super Extreme Challenger!: A Book of Picture Riddles 61 copies

I See A Star 60 copies

I Spy Little Toys 56 copies

I Spy Phonics Fun C D 52 copies

Basketball Buddies: Sports Stories (Hello Reader Level 3) 51 copies

I Spy Phonics Fun IJ 47 copies

The Green Ghost of Appleville (39 Kids on the Block, No 1) 47 copies

I Spy Phonics Fun O P Q 46 copies

I Spy Phonics Fun G H 45 copies

I Spy Phonics Fun MN 45 copies

Snow Angel 45 copies

I Spy Phonics Fun: Letters T and U 43 copies

Chicken Pox Strikes Again 42 copies, 1 review

I Spy Phonics Fun K L 42 copies

I Spy Adventure: 4 Picture Riddle Books 41 copies

I Spy Phonics Fun E F 41 copies

I spy phonics fun V W 40 copies

The Best Present Ever (39 Kids on the Block, No 2) 38 copies

The Little Plant Doctor: A Story About George Washington Carver 37 copies, 2 reviews

Slam Dunk Saturday 36 copies

Roses Are Pink and You Stink (39 Kids on the Block, No 3) 36 copies

Shanna's Princess Show (Welcome to the Shanna Show) 35 copies

Pandora's Box: A Greek Myth About the Constellations 34 copies, 5 reviews

Help Me Learn Addition 34 copies, 1 review

Learning Through Play 33 copies, 1 review

Shanna's Doctor Show (Welcome to the Shanna Show) 32 copies, 1 review

Jed's Junior Space Patrol (Dial easy-to-read) 32 copies, 1 review

Red Ribbon Rosie 32 copies, 1 review

Let's Go, Pegasus! 31 copies, 4 reviews

Help Me Learn Subtraction 31 copies, 1 review

Reading Rainbow Readers: Sports Stories you'll Have A Ball With 30 copies

How To help Children Learn Through Play (Let's Find Out / Teacher… 28 copies

I Spy Phonics Fun XYZ 28 copies

Shanna's Ballerina Show (Welcome to the Shanna Show) 27 copies

Do You Know New? (Harper growing tree) 25 copies

Fathers and Babies: How Babies Grow and What They Need from You, from… 24 copies

Uproar on Hollercat Hill 23 copies

I Spy Letters & Numbers 22 copies

Ten Little Eggs 21 copies

My Sister the Blabbermouth (39 Kids on the Block) 21 copies, 1 review

Teddy Bear Book 20 copies

Halfway Down Paddy Lane 20 copies

Jed and the Space Bandits (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) 19 copies

Amy Goes Fishing (Dial easy-to-read) 19 copies

Birthday Parties for Children: How to Give Them, How to Survive Them… 18 copies

Baby's Alphabet 17 copies, 1 review

Little Bear, You're a Star!: A Greek Myth About the Constellations 17 copies, 1 review

I Spy Sticker Book and Picture Riddles 17 copies

Ruthie's Rude Friends (Easy-to-Read, Puffin) 16 copies, 2 reviews

Shanna's Teacher Show (Welcome to the Shanna Show) 16 copies

The Best Friends Club (39 Kids on the Block) 15 copies

Help Me Learn Numbers 0-20 13 copies, 1 review

I Spy Phonics Fun RS 10 copies

Think! Draw! Write!: 44 Exciting Activities to Help Children Learn… 9 copies

Getting Your Period 9 copies

Helping Hands Handbook 8 copies

The house that dreams painted (Series r, the new Macmillan reading… 8 copies, 1 review

Red Sun Girl 8 copies

I Spy Readers Boxed Set: I Spy a Balloon, I Spy a Butterfly, I Spy a… 8 copies

Think! Draw! Write!: Level 2 (Level 2 Grades 4-6) 8 copies

Supertot: Creative learning activities for children from one to three and… 8 copies

Robin of Bray (Dial easy-to-read) 7 copies

Blue Sun Ben 7 copies

Pony bird (A solo book) 6 copies

What Else Can You Do? 6 copies

Shanna's First Readers Level 1: Party Surprise (Shanna's First Readers) 6 copies

Do You Love Me, Harvey Burns? 6 copies

Can We Eat Now? 6 copies

Superkids 5 copies

Shanna's First Readers Level 1: Bear Hunt (Shanna's First Readers) 5 copies

i spy: 6 picture riddle book 5 copies

Out of Time, into Love 5 copies, 1 review

Shanna's First Readers Level 1: Hip, Hop, Hooray! 5 copies

Silver Bear 4 copies

I Spy Readers Complete 10-Book Set: I Spy a Balloon, I Spy a Butterfly, I… 4 copies

The New Kindergarten: Full Day, Child Centered, Academic 4 copies

Fathers & Toddlers: How Toddlers Grow and What They Need from You, from 18… 4 copies

I Spy Little Learning Box 4 copies

Dinosaur Activity Book (Volume 2) 3 copies

Shanna's First Readers Level 1: Shanna's Pizza Parlor 3 copies

I Spy 3 copies

I Spy a Funny Frog (WRONG ISBN) 3 copies

Ich sehe was... Bunte Spielzeugkiste 2 copies

Funny Teeth 2 copies

Shanna's First Readers: Level 1: Shanna's Lost Shoe:… 2 copies

Your Maternity Leave: How to Leave Work, Have a Baby, and Go Back to Work… 2 copies

I Spy, A Book of Picture Riddles: Hidden Picture Puzzles 2 copies

Baxter's Bad Day 2 copies

I Spy Fall Pack (3 Books) (Scholastic Reader Level 1, I Spy A Scary… 2 copies

9 Months, 1 Day, 1 Year: A Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Babycare 2 copies

I Spy Treasure Fantasy 1 copy

Onde Está? Mistério (Em Portuguese do Brasil) 1 copy

I Spy Readers 10 Riddles Books Set: I Spy Rocket Ship / I Spy a Pirate… 1 copy

I Spy-A dinosaur's Eye 1 copy

Mille et une choses : devinettes en images 1 copy

Butterfly 1 copy

veo Números 1 copy

I Spy Readers 5-Pack: A School Bus / A Balloon / A Penguin / Lightning in… 1 copy

I Spy 4 Little Books 1 copy

I SPY Collection: Extreme Challenger!/Gold Challenger!/A Book of Picture… 1 copy

I SPY BINGO (+ IVA) 1 copy

[ { I SPY AN APPLE (SCHOLASTIC READER LEVEL 1) } ] by Marzollo, Jean… 1 copy

Onde Está? Casa da Diversão (Em Portuguese do Brasil) 1 copy

I Spy Little Book 1 copy

Onde Está? Caça ao Tesouro (Em Portuguese do Brasil) 1 copy

Papa Bear's Party 1 copy

I Spy: A Book of Picture Riddles (WRONG ISBN) 1 copy

Soccer Sam (WRONG ISBN) 1 copy, 1 review

Hello Reader: Set of 4 Science, Level 1 (I Am An Apple ~ I Am A Rock ~… 1 copy

Dinosaur Acitivity Book 1 copy

Big Fearon Early Learning Book 1 copy

Geheimnisvolle Bilderrätsel 1 copy

Parties for Children 1 copy

I SPY Level 1 Scholastic Readers 10 Book Paperback Set (Includes: I SPY a… 1 copy

I Spy - Upgraded, Collectors Edition (Chinese Edition) (Author) 1 copy

A Dictionary of Picture Riddles (I Spy) 1 copy

Numbers and number values (Early learning mastery masters) 1 copy

Leapfrog TAG Books: I SPY Imagine That! 1 copy

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Also by Jean Marzollo

Level 2 All Aboard Reading Set (Hiccups For Elephant, I Spy Lightning in… (Contributor) 1 copy

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Canonical name

Marzollo, Jean

Legal name

Other names

Date of birth

1942-06-24

Date of death

2018-04-10

Burial location

Gender

female

Nationality

USA

Country (for map)

Birthplace

Manchester, Connecticut, USA

Place of death

Cold Spring, New York, USA

Cause of death

Marzollo died in her sleep due to natural causes

Places of residence

Upstate New York

Education

University of Connecticut (1964)

Harvard University (Graduate School of Education-1965)

Occupations

children's book author

children's book illustrator

Relationships

Agents

Organizations

Haldanen School Board (Putnam County, New York, New York)

Awards and honors

Short biography

Jean Marzollo is the award winning author of over 100 books, including the best-selling I Spy books and the Shanna Show books. Recent books she has both written AND illustrated are: Ten Little Christmas Presents; Pandora's Box; Let's Go, Pegasus! Little Bear, You're A Star; Daniel in the Lions' Den; Miriam and Her Brother Moses; David and Goliath; and Ten Little Eggs. She lives in Upstate New York.

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