About the Author

Emilia Whippie Prior teaches the fifth and sixth grades in a small town school in New Hampshire. She was born and raised near Keene, New Hampshire, also the hometown of Barry Faulkner, who painted the murals above the Declaration and Constitution in the National Archives building. Emilia has degrees in education and social sciences, with a focus in history and geography. She enjoys traveling, arts, theatre, and inspiring her students. JJ Prior grew up in Weymouth, Massachusetts, also the birthplace and hometown of Abigail Adams. He holds a master's degree in education and is a fifth grade teacher in Keene, New Hampshire. JJ enjoys photography and the outdoors, and spends much of his time lost in thought. The husband and wife team live in a 1781 colonial farmhouse. This is their first book.