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Jack Prelutsky is a poet who has written over 40 books of poems. He was born on September 8, 1940. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. He became a poet by accident. One night he was drawing imaginary animals. Then, he started making poems for the imaginary animals. Sooner or later his friend had delivered the poems to a publisher. The publisher sent back a letter saying that he had natural poetry in his blood. So Jack sent back yet another letter that was asking if the publisher would publish all of his poems, and she said yes. So that’s how Jack Prelutsky became a world-wide famous poet.
Jack Prelutsky has made many accomplishments, but some of his most treasured ones are not as well known as his other accomplishments. In 2006, Jack was named

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