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Scholastic: Biography: Caroline B. Cooney

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Caroline B. Cooney. Links to an interview and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Cynthia Voigt's Biography

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover more about the awardwinning author Cynthia Voigt when you visit this online resource. This site provides a biography, a booklist, and an interview transcript.
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Scholastic: Biography: Jack Gantos

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Jack Gantos. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Jim Murphy

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about nonfiction Newbery Honor author Jim Murphy. Links to a list of books and additional information are provided.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Joan Lowery Nixon

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about award-winning author Joan Lowery Nixon who has published over 100 books. A link to a list of her books is provided.
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Scholastic: Biography: Jon J. Muth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about award-winning author and illustrator Jon J. Muth. A link to a list of her books is provided.
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Scholastic: Biography: Karen Cushman

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Karen Cushman. Links to an interview and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Martine Murray

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about award-winning author and illustrator Martine Murray. A link to a list of her books is provided.
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Scholastic: Biography: Mary James

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about author Mary James. A link to a list of her books is available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Robert Neubecker

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Read this biography to learn about award-winning author and illustrator Robert Neubecker. A link to a list of his books is provided.
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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: Joanna Cole's Biography

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn about children's book author Joanna Cole, author of the "Magic School Bus" series. A list of her books and a transcript of an interview also available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Christopher Myers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about award-winning illustrator Christopher Myers, son of Walter Dean Myers. A link to a list of books is provided.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Lisa Burnett Bossi

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about illustrator and graphic designer Lisa Burnett Bossi. Links to her website and to a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Mordicai Gerstein

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about illustrator Mordicai Gerstein. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Literature.org: Biography: Jules Verne

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography discusses the life and work of 19th century science fiction author Jules Verne.
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University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham: d.h. Lawrence Research Centre: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Click through biographical information about author D. H. Lawrence including Early years, School-teacher, A new life, War, Farewell to Europe, Round the world and back again, Struggle, and Dying game. An extended biography is also...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Carl Hiassen's Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Haissen is the author of many popular books for young adults. Learn about the success of his novels and his other writing work as a journalist. Also includes a list of published works.
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Biography Base: Aesop Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of Aesop, the supposed author of Aesop's Fables, a collection of folktales that use talking animals to teach morals or lessons about life. It also provides of some of his fables.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Upton Sinclair

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features a link to a biography of Upton Sinclair and a link to the complete text of his famous work The Jungle.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Virgil

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Virgil and his epic poem The Aeneid including links to the full text of the poem and a short biography of Virgil.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Mark Twain including a link to his biography and links to the full text of six of his novels, three works of nonfiction, and 26 short stories. These include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Teachers: Biography: Norton Juster

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about children's book author and Brookly, New York native Norton Juster.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Emily Dickinson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Emily Dickinson including a biography, the full text of three poetry collections: Poems, Series 1, Poems, Series 2, and Poems, Series 3, each set of poems is listed by topics.

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