Michelle Markel
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| Gender | Female |
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| Industry | Publishing |
| Occupation | teacher, writer |
| Location | Los Angeles, California |
| Introduction | Michelle Markel's books for children span a variety of genres including fiction, non-fiction and creative non-fiction. Her critically acclaimed biographies include BRAVE GIRL: CLARA AND THE SHIRTWAIST MAKERS' STRIKE OF 1909 and THE FANTASTIC JUNGLES OF HENRI ROUSSEAU. Michelle teaches a class in Writing the Picture Book at UCLA Extension's Writers Program and is a founding member of CAN!, the Children’s Authors Network. |
| Interests | A weakness for quirky picture books and innovative non-fiction. |
| Favorite books | I worship at the altar of William Steig. |