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Activity
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

David Weisner: The Art of Visual Storytelling

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has a biography and description of David Weisner's books. Wonderful illustrations and a list of his books available on this site.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Masterpiece Lesson Faith Ringgold

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This resource features a look at Faith Ringgold's work "Tar Beach." It provides information on how this author/artist created this story quilt. Find out how you can have your students develop their own autobiographical story quilt.
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Other

Ian Wallace

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ian Wallace is a very successful Canadian children's author. His website has a wealth of information about him and his books, as well as articles that have been written about him.
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Other

Faith Ringgold

For Students 3rd - 8th
Faith Ringgold's author site is great for students to gain further insight into her books. Includes a biography, art work and new books she is working on.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Tar Beach

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learn more about the illustrator award winner of the 1992 Coretta Scott King award when you explore this resource. This site provides a description of the book Tar Beach, a discussion guide, and an extension activity.
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Other

Mercer Mayer: Official Website of Little Critter

For Students K - 1st
This site is very easy to navigate with pictures of Little Critter. Look through Little Critter's favorite jokes and art work and read about the author of the Little Critter books, Mercer Mayer.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Diane Dillon Biography

For Students 3rd - 5th
Come and learn more about Diane Dillon the illustrator. She has won the Coretta Scott King Award for her illustrations in the book "Aida." This site features a biography, booklist, and interview transcript.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Faith Ringgold's Biography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Check out this site to discover more about the famous author and illustrator Faith Ringgold. This resource features a biography, interview transcript, a booklist, and a link to the author's website.
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Unit Plan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Chris Van Allsburg: Houghton Mifflin Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Provides a brief biography, a bibliography with synopses, the text of his two Caldecott Medal acceptance speeches, and three audio samples of Vans Allsburg's works.
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Other

Snafu Studios Presents Andrea Wayne Von Konigslow

For Students 3rd - 5th
Andrea Wayne-von Konigslow is a Canadian children's author/illustrator. This is her own website where she displays samples of her art and information about her books.
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Activity
Harold D. Underdown

The End of the Line: Why Agent Relationships Fail

For Students 9th - 10th
An article concerning the relationships between artists and agents. Discusses why many agent relationships fail, but can be used as a good resource for researching agent relationships for publishing.
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Handout
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers

Canscaip: Ian Wallace

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ian Wallace is a highly acclaimed Canadian children's illustrator/author. This page has biographical information and a list of his published works.
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Handout
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers

Canscaip: Mark Thurman

For Students 9th - 10th
Mark Thurman is best known as an illustrator of children's books, but has also written his own books. His biography and a list of his published works can be found here.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Widow's Broom

For Students 3rd - 8th
Review of the book The Widow's Broom and a link to another website for which this book goes well.