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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Thacher Hurd

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about author Thacher Hurd. Links to his website and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Thomas Fleming

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas Fleming. Links to his website and a list of his books are available
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Todd Mitchell

For Students 9th - 10th
Read this biography to learn about author Todd Mitchell. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Tony Abbott

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about author Tony Abbott. Links to his website, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Tony Di Terlizzi

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about award winning author Tony DiTerlizzi. Links to an interview and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Tony Mitton

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about award-winning poet and children's book author Tony Mitton. A link to a list of his books is provided.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Tracy Mack

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about award winning author Tracy Mack. Links to an author's visit kit and a list of her books are also available
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Wade Hudson

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about author Wade Hudson. Links to an author visit kit and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Wendell Minor

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about illustrator Wendell Minor. Links to his website and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Yumi Heo

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about award winning author and illustrator Yumi Heo. Links to an author visit kit and to a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: H. L. Mc Cutchen

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about playwright H. L. McCutchen. A link to a list of her books is available.
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Website
American Academy of Achievement

Academy of Achievement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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...
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Other

Sharon Creech

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is Sharon Creech's personal website. Offers the reader more about the author herself as well as her books.
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Website
Other

Oclc: Melvil Dewey Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Here's a brief biography that outlines Dewey's career and influence on the field of library science.
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Handout
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Edward Hopper Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography on the American painter Edward Hopper.
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Genre 4th Grade Unit: Biography

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson in which students use the book A Picture Book of Anne Frank by David A. Adler to learn about the characteristics that define boigraphy. Lesson includes direct teaching, guided practice, and...
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Genre Studies: Biography Kindergarten Unit: Important Person

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses A Picture Book of George Washington by David A. Adler to teach students what biography is and why the subjects of biographies are important people. Ideas for direct teaching, guided...
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Lesson Plan
Read Works

Read Works: Genre Studies: Biography Kindergarten Unit: Real People

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson uses The Story of Ruby Bridges by Robert Coles to teach students that biographies are about real people and how to identify information about these people. Ideas for direct teaching, guided...
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Other

Golfing Weekly: Sergio Garcia

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life and career of Spanish professional golfer Sergio Garcia in this biography of the athlete.
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Website
Other

Harper Collins: e.b. White Author Information

For Students 6th - 8th
This site provids a detailed biography of writer E.B. White.
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: The Rise and Fall of Karl Marx

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Rise and Fall of Karl Marx" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From "Susan B. Anthony, the Woman"

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Excerpt from 'Susan B. Anthony, the Woman'" by Helen Dare, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Marie Curie

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with a biography of "Marie Curie" by Barrett Smith, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...
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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Russia's Last Czar, Nicholas Ii

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "Russia's Last Czar, Nicholas II" by Mike Kubic, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free...