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Biographical Information

Rafe Martin grew up in New York City but had an imagination that thrived on things far from city life.

In his youth his adventures climbing rocks were inspiration for Will’s Mammoth and The Boy Who Loved Mammoths. His family roots began in Russia where he gives credit to finding his love of storytelling. His mother read fairy tales and fables to him beginning at a young age, which only furthered his fascination with myths and legends.

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His father flew Intelligence and Rescue missions in WWII and brought home with him stories from around the world. Rafe’s sixth grade reading of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick gave him the knowledge base of what makes a good storyteller.

“A good storyteller can make you see with your mind and believe what might, at first, have seemed impossible.” [1]

Not until he became a father, did the love of sharing literature with children come to life. His first children’s b