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Scholastic: Biography: Christopher Myers
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: Biography: David Catrow
Read this biography to learn about illustrator David Catrow. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Lucia M. Gonzalez
Read this biography to learn about award winning illustrator Diane Goode. Links to an interview and to a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: George Ancona
Read this biography to learn about illustrator George Ancona. Links to an interview and to a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: James Mayhew
Read this biography to learn about illustrator James Mayhew. A link to a list of his books is also available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Wendell Minor
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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Abrams Books: Picture Day Perfection: A Common Core State Standards Aligned
This activity and discussion guide uses the book "Picture Day Perfect" to teach multiple common core state standards for language arts. Included in this lesson are discussion questions, a craft project, printable worksheets, and an...
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Uen: Create a Book (Grade 3 6)
Young scholars will illustrate and write their own story.
Harold D. Underdown
The Pura Belpre Award, 2002 Current
Gives a brief description of the merits of this award, and lists its winners since 2002. This award is given only every two years and is presented to a Latin American author/illustrator.
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Pbs Kids: "Arthur" Activities
A diverse variety of activities and lesson plans covering several curricular areas based on books from the Arthur series by Marc Brown. Activities are geared for grades K-2. Excellent material to accompany a Brown author/illustrator...
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Eric Wilson
Information about Canadian novelist Eric Wilson and his fiction are included along with the first chapter from each of his mystery novels.
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Making Your Mark in Publishing
A newsletter article from award-winning author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds in which he explains his journey from doodler to publishing success. Reynolds also discusses eight tips for creative publishing so that you're ready to...
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Faith Ringgold
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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The Importance of Following Illustrating Guidelines
An excellent resource for understanding the specifications of submitting artwork to a publisher. Titled "The Specs on Specs," author Tugeau offers several crucial pieces of advice for illustrators looking to be published.
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Scholastic: Masterpiece Lesson Faith Ringgold
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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Mercer Mayer: Official Website of Little Critter
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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Ian Wallace
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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Pbs American Masters: Maurice Sendak: Imagination and Art
This PBS site contains two lesson plans. In grades K-2, read books written/illustrated by Maurice Sendak, find out what elementary school was like for Mr. Sendak, and write a class book based on one of his stories. In grades 6-8, learn...
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Embracing the Child: The Caldecott Medal
This page provides a listing of all Caldecott-winning books, with links to reviews of each winning title and biographical information about the authors and illustrators.
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Scholastic: Tar Beach
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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No Water River: The Picture Book and Poetry Place
This fun website offers weekly blogs including poetry videos, picture book and poetry book overviews, activities for each book or poem, interviews with children's poets and illustrators, links to resources including information on poets,...
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Gail Gibbons
Visit the Gail Gibbons website to learn more about this talented author. While there, meet her family and explore her bookshelf.
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Up Word: The First Book of Urizen
A verse-by-verse version of William Blake's (1757-1827 CE) First Book of Urizen is offered here at up Word. A lot of clicking, as each verse is a separate page. Not illustrated.
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Better Lesson: Lesson: A Picture Says a Thousand Words
The objective of this lesson is for students to understand how an author uses language and illustrations to influence the way readers think and feel about characters and events in a story. Students are asked to evaluate the introduction...
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