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Abcteach: Middle/high School Reading Comprehension
[Free Registration/Login Required] Here one can generate several reading comprehension activities for middle or high school students with material ranging from biographies to non-fictional content.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Stories of Great Men by Faye Huntington
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Stories of Great Men by Faye Huntington (c1887), a collection of short biographies about a series of great men.
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Journalist Express: Homepage
This site from Journalist Express lists more links than you could visit in a lifetime. This is another site to save for future reference.
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Wic Biography Index
This site lists biographies of Living Legacy Award recipients and other exceptional female humanitarians alphabetically.
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Mnc: Great Norwegians
Biographies of famous Norwegians from all areas of endeavor from film to world exploration are available from here.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Random House Kids
This comprehensive publisher site links to interesting activities, author biographies, synopsis of books, and links to other sites. Games, recommended reading levels, and writing activities provided for students. Teachers resources are...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies
A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement
The Academy of Achievement brings students face-to-face with the extraordinary leaders, thinkers, and pioneers who have shaped our world. Features include profiles of academy members (author Amy Tan at the time of this writing) and...
University of St. Andrews (UK)
University of St. Andrews: Full Chronological Mathematicians Index
This site from the University of St. Andrews has information on any mathematician you can think of and who may be found through a chronological index approach or alphabetically.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 1926)
This site provides a short biography of Rainer Maria Rilke and a list of his many works.
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Plane Writing
This resource contains quotations and information about aviation throughout history.
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Gunston Hall Plantation: Be a Mason Detector
Explore how we learn about people from long ago by becoming a detective. To do this, look for information, or clues, in different places. Then, put the clues together and try to make sense of them. In the 1700s, doing this would make you...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Samuel Johnson
An account of the life and times of Samuel Johnson. Includes a list of selected works by Samuel Johnson.
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum: Collection Online: Artist Bio: Sol Le Witt
This resource presents a profile of the career of Sol LeWitt. Use the search box at left to find examples of LeWitt's minimalist works in the Guggenheim's collections.
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S9: Biographical Dictionary
Search biographical dictionary for famous people by using keywords or dates such as birth and death years, achievements, awards, literary or artistic works, or occupation and positions held. This is a Wikipedia type system where everyone...
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Literary Traveler: A Good Writer Is Hard to Find
Flannery O'Connor's short life, her work and her hometown are the subjects of this article.