James was born and raised in Taiwan. There, under tremendous academic pres-sure in school, he did not have great learning experience in his early years. He had no confidence or any self-esteem and hated going to school. He hated learning. He was always one of the worst students in his classrooms. Many of his teachers cast doubt about his future.
Author C. James Ma
His father brought James and his older brother to California when James was 13 years old. James continued his academic struggle in a strange environment while learning a foreign language. But, it all began to change when he received positive support and encouragement from many of his teachers in the United States.
Save Out Planet, Save Our Animals, Save Ourselves.
James vividly remembers how stunned he’d felt when he witnessed the abuse and exploitation that animals were exposed to in a popular theme park in California in the early 1980s. While James wanted to create a story that could inspire children’s learning and self-esteem, he also wants to stress the importance of balance between nature and its animal inhabitants.
James received a Bachelor Degree in Education Psychology from UCLA, and has taught E.S.L. classes at an elementary school in Sunnyvale, California.
James Ma is from the San Francisco Bay Area and enjoys writing, drawing, education, baseball, real estate, photography, chatting with young children, and has a love for animals.
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