In 1981 she completed a PhD in archaeology from University College London. From 1972 to 1975 Jane attend the University of Birmingham where she earned a combined Bachelor of Arts with honours in archaeology and history.
Jane was born 17 December 1954 and brought up in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. Thereafter she lectured at University College Cardiff in Wales part time (1981–83), and also taught history a See also pseudonym Hayley Daze.
During her doctoral studies Jane lectured at University College London (1978–79). Together they raised two sons, Andrew and Robert (both born in Wales). On 5 November 1977 Jane married Chemical Engineer Martin Clarke, whose work took them to Mexico, Brazil, the United States, Wales and the Netherlands. Clarke’s adapted stanzas are sure to draw giggles in several places (“And on that farm/ he had a combine harvester”), and Blanco’s detail-crammed scenes will have readers poring over the pages. A cast of farm animals keeps the story moving, riding along with Old MacDonald in their own vehicles or cheering him on from the sidelines as the farmer pilots a tractor (“with a chug-chug here”), boat (“with a splash-splash there”), train (“everywhere a choo-choo”), and other noisy contraptions. Instead of animal noises and choruses of “E-I-E-I-O,” she deploys an array of dings, vrooms, and zooms as the farmer takes to the roads, rivers, and sky: “And on that farm he had a plane./ He loved things that go!” Blanco’s ( Cinderella’s Stepsister and the Big Bad Wolf) cheerful digital illustrations lend a retro mid-20th-century look to the pages, highlighting 1950s-era trucks, convertibles, boats, and farm equipment. Clarke ( Who Woke the Baby?) gives Old MacDonald an insatiable need for speed in this snappy vehicular riff on a classic nursery song.
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