Helen L McAllisterHelen McAllister graduated from Farmington State Teachers' College in Farmington, Maine and received her Master's degree from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas. She taught elementary school in Maine, Florida and Arkansas for 42 years. hile teaching a unit on Africa to second graders in Maine, she wrote The African Animal Rap. The rap was written as a culminating activity and was used as part of a play that the students preformed for their parents. Her granddaughter, Shelby Roland, created the illustrations for the book. Read More Read Less