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Ed. Paperback Assoc.: Top 100 Authors Beverly Cleary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read what Beverly Cleary has to say about her life, and what the Educational Paperback Association has to say as well. There is also a list of some of her work.
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The World of Beverly Cleary: Official Site

For Students 1st - 5th
A look into the life and works of the acclaimed children's author Beverly Cleary. Includes sections about Cleary's life, but focuses more on her stories and characters, including some interactive tools and games. Also includes trivia...
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Official Site: About Beverly Cleary

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography on young adult author Beverly Cleary. Discusses her early life, the many books she has written and the awards she has won.
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Vocabulary.com

Beverly Cleary Turns 100!

For Students 3rd - 6th
This site contains a list of 10 words from an interview with the author Beverly Cleary who discussed reflections about her life and written works. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings,...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Beverly Cleary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about Beverly Cleary's biography on this website. Students can explore information about the author of children's books such as Henry Huggins.
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The World of Beverly Cleary

For Students 2nd - 8th
A wonderful site all about famous author Beverly Cleary. It offers the visitor many things to do and explore, including the neighborhood where her stories take place and a little about her characters. Gives the visitor some games to play...
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Trelease on Reading/beverly Cleary

For Students 3rd - 8th
The author of the Ramona series, Beverly Cleary, receives an appreciative biographical note by Jim Trelease.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Author Studies Homepage Beverly Cleary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Biography on children's author Beverly Cleary along with a listing of her awards that she has won throughout the years.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Beverly Cleary

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Web English Teacher site provides links to lesson plans, learning activities and other resources for classes reading Beverly Cleary'sbooks, including Ramona Quimby, Age 8.
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Authors

For Students 3rd - 5th
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.
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Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Writing to Your Favorite Author

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity, the book Dear Mr. Henshaw, written by Beverly Cleary, is used as a mentor text. Each student will generate a list of questions for his/her favorite author. Then each student will write a letter to the...
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Author Profiler: Gary Paulsen

For Students 3rd - 8th
This biography of author Gary Paulsen gives a lot of unique, hard-to-find information about his career and life. You can also find a photograph of this author within this resource.
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Curated OER

Cleary Photo

For Students 3rd - 8th
The author of the Ramona series, Beverly Cleary, receives an appreciative biographical note by Jim Trelease.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Literature Library: "Hatchet" Study Guide [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Great study guide for Gary Paulsen's "Hatchet," complete with pre-reading materials, including an author biography and vocabulary preview, brainstorming activities, thought-provoking questions about plot, theme, and character, and...