Ellen Levine was born in New York City. She received her B.A. degree in Politics from Brandeis University, graduating Magna cum laude. She has a Master's degree in political science from the University of Chicago and a Juris Doctor degree from New York University School of Law. She has worked in film and television, for Consumers Union and CBS News, and taught adults and immigrant teenagers in special education and ESL programs. Among Levine's published works other than children's books (see attached) are "Rebirth of Feminism" (history and analysis of the contemporary women's movement; coauthored); "Radical Feminism" (anthology; coedited); and "The Rights of Single People" (part of the ACLU Handbook series; coauthored). A former staff attorney with a public interest law group, Levine now devotes her time entirely to writing, lecturing, and some woodcarving. She divides her time between New York City and Salem, New York.

COMPLETE LIST OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Catch a Tiger by the Toe (novel) Viking, May 2005.

The Journal of Jedediah Barstow, An Emigrant on the Oregon Trail, Scholastic, 2002 (novel).

The Danish Resistance and the Rescue of the Jews, Holiday House, 2000.

If You Lived With the Iroquois Indians, Scholastic, 1998.

Saved! Animal Rescues Great and Small, Scholastic, 1997.

A Fence Away From Freedom: Japanese Americans and World War II, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1995.

The Tree That Would Not Die, Scholastic, 1995 (picture book).

Anna Pavlova, Genius of the Dance, Scholastic, 1995.

Freedom's Children: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993.

If Your Name was Changed at Ellis Island, Scholastic, 1993.

If You Lived at the Time of Martin Luther King, Scholastic, 1990

I Hate English!, Scholastic, 1989 (picture book).

Ready, Aim, Fire! The Real Adventures of Annie Oakley, Scholastic, 1989.

If You Traveled on the Underground Railroad, Scholastic, 1989.

Secret Missions, Four True Life Stories, Scholastic, 1988.

If You Were An Animal Doctor, Scholastic, 1988.

If You Lived at the Time of the Great San Francisco Earthquake, Scholastic, 1987.

If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon, Scholastic, 1986.

Partial list of awards and honors

DARKNESS OVER DENMARK: The Danish Resistance and the Rescue of the Jews
(Holiday House 2000)
. Golden Kite Award, nonfiction (SCBWI)
. National Jewish Book Award Finalist
. Parents' Choice
. Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People (NCSS & CBC)
. Notable Book, Association of Jewish Libraries
. ALA Best Books for Young Adults
. Orbis Pictus 2001 Recommended Books (NCTE)
. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Master List
. Jane Addams Honor Book, 2001

FREEDOM'S CHILDREN: Young Civil Rights Activists Tell Their Own Stories
(Putnam 1993; Avon 1994)
. Jane Addams Book Award, 1994
. Parenting Reading Magic Award -The Year's Ten Best Books
. ALA Best Books for Young Adults
. NCSS Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies .
The New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year
. Anne Izard Storytellers' Choice Award
. Best Children's Books of the Year, Child Study Children's
Book Committee, Bank Street College

THE TREE THAT WOULD NOT DIE (Scholastic 1995, picture book)
. Booklist Editors' Choice
. Storytelling World Award
. Best Children's Books of the Year, Child Study Children's Book
Committee, Bank Street College

A FENCE AWAY FROM FREEDOM: JAPANESE AMERICANS AND WORLD WAR II (Putnam
1995)
. Carter G. Woodson Book Award, 1996
. Parenting Reading Magic Award -The Year's Ten Best Books
. NCSS Notable Children's Book in the Field of Social Studies

I HATE ENGLISH! (Scholastic 1989)
. ALA Notable Children's book
. Parents' Choice Award, 1990

ANNA PAVLOVA: GENIUS OF THE DANCE (Scholastic 1995)
. NCSS Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
. VOYA Nonfiction Honor List, 1996
. Best Children's Books of the Year, Child Study Children's Book
Committee, Bank Street College

IF YOU LIVED AT THE TIME OF THE GREAT SAN FRANCISCO EARTHQUAKE
(Scholastic 1987)
. Parents' Choice Award, 1995