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Jack Prelutsky was born on September 8th, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York.
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In 1958, Jack Prelutsky graduated highschool
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In 1961, Jack Prelutsky dropped out of Hunter College.
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In 1967, Jack Prelutsky published his first book, a Gopher in The Garden.
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Not only did Jack publish his first book this year, he found that he liked poetry. He used to hate it as a kid. He thought of it as the equivilant of liver, he knew it was good for him, but he was not convinced. But luckily, he rediscovered poetry in his twentys, and grew to love it!
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In 1979, Jack married Carolynn Prelutsky
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In 1989, Dorthea Prelutsky (Jacks mother) passes away.
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Jack Prelutsky appears on the popular childrens show "Arthur" on an episosde called "Im a poet".
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In 2006, Jack Prelutsky was named the first Childrens Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation.
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Jack Prelutsky presents in the 2007 National Book Festival, in Washington DC
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Jack Prelutsky's books "My Parents Think I'm Sleeping" is the eighth best-selling childrens poetry book, and "The Carnival Of The Animals" is the sixth best-selling childrens poetry book!
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Jack Prelutky is still alive to this day. He lives with his wife, Carolynn, in Seattle Washington
