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Rubric
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Author Study: Book Cover Rubric

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an author study reproducible. A rubric is provided to help assess an author study project.
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Graphic
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Author Study Letter Rubric

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a rubric. Each student will write a letter to an author of choice, and afterword, this rubric may be used to assess each letter.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Authors: Lewis Carroll

For Students 9th - 10th
This site features the author Lewis Carroll including a biography and the full text of four children's novels: Alice in Wonderland (Illustrated), Alice's Adventures Under Ground, The Hunting of the Snark, and Through the Looking-Glass.
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Activity
Other

Almost Completely True Adventures of Dav Pilkey

For Students 3rd - 5th
Author-illustrator Dav Pilkey tells his life story in his amusing comic strip form. The biography must be downloaded and is in PDF form.
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Lesson Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: What's So Great About Kevin Henkes?

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students will serve as researchers of author/illustrator Kevin Henkes. With prompting, students will read three books by Kevin Henkes. They will recall information from the text to...
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Activity
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Formal Letter for Author Study

For Teachers 5th - 8th
This Daily Teaching Tools lesson explains how to write a business letter to an author. It also provides a rubric.
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Website
Other

Career Spotlight: Illustrator

For Students 3rd - 8th
This interview reveals how one illustrator has found success and gratification in her career.
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Professional Doc
Axelson Academy

Axelson Academy: The Roles of the Author and the Illustrator in Literature

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This video resource explains the roles that authors and illustrators have in literature.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Video Interviews With Top Children's Authors and Illustrators

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A large collection of video interviews, along with biographical profiles, with well-known children's authors.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Wide Awake Pleasure Book by American Authors and Artists

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Wide Awake Pleasure Book: Gems of Literature and Art by American Authors and Artists (c1887), a collection of illustrated stories.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Little Ones' Welcome by Favorite American Authors

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Little Ones' Welcome by Favorite American Authors (1886), featuring illustrated stories and poem.
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Handout
Reading Is Fundamental

Reading Is Fundamental: Meet the Authors and Illustrators: Pam Munoz Ryan

For Students 3rd - 6th
This site includes an interview with Pam Munoz Ryan, a famous author of many children's picture books and historical fiction books. Read reviews of some of Pam Munoz Ryan's books by chidren.
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Unit Plan
Harold D. Underdown

Sample Illustrator Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of typical and sample guidelines a publisher may provide for potential submissions. Made specifically for illustrators.
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Activity
Harold D. Underdown

Getting Out of the Art File: Tips for Book Illustrators

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent resource for illustrators to format their work in order to get the attention of a publisher. Intended for children's literature, but may also apply to other genres.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: An Author Study: Christopher Paul Curtis

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This five-day lesson will introduce the students to the author of the novel as the beginning of a unit. The students will conduct research to obtain biographical information about the author and read/analyze summaries and critiques of...
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Henry Cole

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Watch while noted children's book illustrator Henry Cole talks about how his teaching background and lifelong love of nature make illustrating his perfect job. Discover the process Cole follows to illustrate a picture book.
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Unit Plan
The Best Notes

The Best Notes: Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a complete online study guide/notes for the short story collection Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury including author information, literary elements, chapter-by-chapter summaries/notes, study questions, and analysis.
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Website
Other

Bud Plant Illustrated Books: Lynd Ward

For Students 3rd - 8th
Lynd Ward is profiled, considered a master American book illustrators, especially for his woodcut novels God's Man, Mad Man's Drum, Sons Without Words, and Vertigo.
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Website
Other

Anna Grossnickle Hines:author and Illustrator

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is the author's own personal website. Explores her life, her books and fun activities to do for young children
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Website
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers

Canscaip: Members Directory

For Students 9th - 10th
An extensive list of Canadian children's authors and illustrators can be found here. Most have links to biographical information and author/illustrator websites.
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Activity
Other

The John Bianchi Web Site

For Students 3rd - 5th
This author-illustrator homepage features reviews, a bibliography, a biography, and how to schedule an author visit.
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Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Natalie Babbitt's Biography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
General biography of the author, written from her point of view. Includes a list of Babbitt's published works, and a photograph of the author, plus links to interview transcripts.
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Lesson Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Author Study Motivates Kids to Learn and Grow as Readers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A teaching resource with a instructional activity on completing an author study with students. Includes links to free downloadable samples, requirements, rubrics, and more to use along with this unit.
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Lesson Plan
Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Author Study Motivates Kids to Learn and Grow as Readers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
A teaching resource with a lesson on completing an author study with students. Includes links to free downloadable samples, requirements, rubrics, and more to use along with this unit.

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