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Alex: Who Am I? Learning With Biographies

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students often have difficulty differentiating between genres of books in the library media center. During this lesson, students learn to identify a biography and understand the types of information included in this genre. Students will...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Andrew Clements

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Andrew Clements. Links to his website, an interview, and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Ben M. Baglio

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Ben M. Baglio. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Ben Mikaelsen

For Students 1st - 9th
Read this autobiography to learn about author Ben Mikaelsen and some struggles he faced during his childhood. A link to a list of his books is provided.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Bruce Degen

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about illustrator Bruce Degen. Links to an interview, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Cynthia De Felice

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Cynthia Defelice. A link to a list of her books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: David Diaz

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about illustrator David Diaz. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: David Kirk

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author and illustrator David Kirk. Links to an interview and a list of his books are also available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: David L. Harrison

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about poet David L. Harrison. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Jan Brett

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author and illustrator Jan Brett. Links to her website, an interview, and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Jean Marzollo

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Jean Marzollo. Links to a list of her books, her website, and an author's visit kit are also available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Joyce Hansen

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Joyce Hansen. Links to an author visit kit and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Kate Di Camillo

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

Scholastic: Biography: Michael Dorris

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

Scholastic: Biography: Susan Kuklin

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about photographer and author Susan Kuklin. Links to an author visit kit and a list of her books are also available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Suzy Kline

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Suzy Kline. A link to a list of his books is also available.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: "A Burlesque Biography" by Mark Twain

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the short story "A Burlesque Biography" by Mark Twain, an autobiography which has no relationship to Twain's real life.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Tony Mitton

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about children and young adult author Ken Mochizuki. Links to a list of his books and a transcript of an interview with him are provided.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Nicholasa Mohr

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author and artist Nicholasa Mohr. A link to a list of her books is also available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Saxton Freymann

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Saxton Freymann. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Shana Corey

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Shana Corey. Links to her website, a downloadable PDF biography, an author's note to readers, and author visit kit, and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Betsy Franco

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Betsy Franco. Links to her website, an interview, and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Biography: Bruce Coville

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Read this autobiography to learn about author Bruce Coville. Links to an interview and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic

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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