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About Jan Dean

Jan Dean lives near Manchester, but spends as much time as possible in East Devon. She enjoys lots of messy stuff - painting, gluing, digging holes in the garden and making bread. She likes earrings and often wears an enormous pair of giraffes (or penguins) when she visits schools to perform her poetry and write with classes. She is the author of The Penguin in Lost Property.

Recent updates about Jan Dean

World Heritage Day

Learn about the places and people of the past in Reaching the Stars: Poems about Extraordinary Women and Girls by Jan Dean from Macmillan Children's Books

7 days ago

World Penguin Day

The Penguin in Lost Property by Jan Dean from Macmillan Children's Books

4 years ago

International Women's Day

With so many brilliant women to read about why not try Reaching the Stars: Poems about Extraordinary Women and Girls. By the talented Jan Dean. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

National Nest Box Week

Love birds? Why not try The Penguin in Lost Property by Jan Dean. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

Rosa Parks (Birthday)

Happy Birthday Rosa Parks, who was born on this day 1913. Loving Reaching the Stars: Poems about Extraordinary Women and Girls by Jan Dean from Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

Edith Cavell (Death)

Remembering Edith Cavell, the nurse who tended the wounded in war-torn Europe and paid the ultimate price on this day in 1915. Discover Reaching the Stars: Poems about Extraordinary Women and Girls. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

Rosa Parks

On this day in 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a bus and give her seat to a white passenger. There's no better time to read Reaching the Stars: Poems about Extraordinary Women and Girls by Jan Dean. Published by Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

November Events

Darker evenings mean it's a perfect time of year for stargazing. Why not read Reaching the Stars: Poems about Extraordinary Women and Girls by Jan Dean from Macmillan Children's Books.

4 years ago

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