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Scholastic

Scholastic: Angela Johnson's Biography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Come and discover more about the author Angela Johnson when you visit this site. This resource provides a brief biography of the author and a full booklist of her work.
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eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Anthony Trollope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Anthony Trollope and provides links to his biography, the full text of five novels, and one short story. The works include Barchester Towers, The Last Chronicle of Barset, and The Warden.
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Handout
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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Other

The One and Only Ivan: Author Katherine Applegate

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of author Katherine Applegate in this brief biography.
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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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Website
Other

Sue Monk Kidd: Author (Biography)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about Sue Monk Kidd from her own home page. The biography is rather extensive. Also includes a list of her writing awards.
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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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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Jules Verne

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the author Jules Verne. It includes a link to his biography and links to the full text of eleven novels: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon, Five Weeks in a...
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Other

Biography of Louis L'amour

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive biographical information on the life and accomplishments of Louis L'Amour. Includes photographs and links to his works.
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Other

Biographybase.com: Daisy Bates Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about Daisy Bates and her contributions as a lifelong American civil rights leader, journalist, publisher, and author. Daisy was an important figure in the Little Rock Integration Crisis. In recognition of her dedication, the state...
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Website
Other

Pooh Corner: Biography of Alan Alexander Milne

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed biography of Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956 CE), and includes information on his publications including "Winnie-the-Pooh," and "The House at Pooh Corner."
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Edgar Allan Poe's life and his short stories. It includes a link to a Poe biography and links to the full text of 53 of his short stories including the following: "The Black Cat," "The Tale Tell Heart," "The Fall of...
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a link to biographical information about Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and her most famous work Frankenstein and a link to the full text of the novel.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Robert Louis Stevenson

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to a biography of Robert Louis Stevenson; three of his novels including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, and Treasure Island and three of his short stories.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers links to a biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe and the full text of her famous novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Jonathan Swift

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers links to a biography of Jonathan Swift and to the full text of his novel Gulliver's Travels.
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Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Beatrix Potter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This site focuses on Beatrix Potter including a link to her biography and a link to the full text of her book The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter, a collection of her children's tales.
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Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Teachers: Eric Carle Author Study

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Here both students and teachers can learn about writer Eric Carle, the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other works for children. Includes video [3:39] Also offers teaching ideas, including themes for discussion.
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
A biography about French author Nathalie Sarraute that traces her life from her childhood until her death in 1999. Also includes a bibliography of her works.

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