Scholastic
Scholastic: Faith Ringgold's Biography
Check out this site to discover more about the famous author and illustrator Faith Ringgold. This resource features a biography, interview transcript, a booklist, and a link to the author's website.
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Scholastic: Biography: Jan Brett
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: Biography: Joe Cepeda
Read this biography to learn about illustrator Joe Cepeda. Links to his website, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Julia Gran
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Julia Gran. Links to an author visit kit and to a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Lisa Burnett Bossi
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: Biography: Lynne Cherry
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Lynne Cherry. Links to her website and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Mary Newell De Palma
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Mary Newell DePalma. Links to her website, an author visit kit, and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Mordicai Gerstein
Read this biography to learn about illustrator Mordicai Gerstein. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Tedd Arnold
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Tedd Arnold. Links to his website, and author visit kit, a downloadable biography, and a list of his books are available.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Barbara Cooney
This site contains a biography of Barbara Cooney, and a summary of each of her picture books. Pictures of each of her books are provided.
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ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Text Features: Non Fiction [Pdf]
Compare the printed page to an electronic web page and use this activity to discuss the similarities and differences. A cross-curricular tie-in with ecosystems. Could easily be adapted to another subject area.
AulaClic
Aula Clic: Curso De Illustrator Cs3
This site provides tutorials and video tutorials on creating graphic with Adobe Illustrator CS3. Many practice exercises and quizzes are also provided.
Arizona State University
Arts Work: What Artists Do
Find an eclectic list of arts-related careers--from book illustrator to puppeteer--with short write-ups in which practitioners explain what their careers are like.
Axelson Academy
Axelson Academy: The Roles of the Author and the Illustrator in Literature
This video resource explains the roles that authors and illustrators have in literature.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Adobe Illustrator
A Wikipedia description of the vector-based drawing program known as Adobe Illustrator.
Other
Career Spotlight: Illustrator
This interview reveals how one illustrator has found success and gratification in her career.
Other
Author and Illustrator Brian Lies
Learn about Brian Lies, an author and illustrator of children's books. Find a list of books he has written and/or illustrated and learn a bit about his life.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Gordon Grant
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Gordon Grant is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his various marine and naval paintings.
Harold D. Underdown
The End of the Line: Why Agent Relationships Fail
An article concerning the relationships between artists and agents. Discusses why many agent relationships fail, but can be used as a good resource for researching agent relationships for publishing.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Author, Illustrator, Book Title
[Free Registration/Login Required] Using this flipchart, the teacher will explain definitions for author and illustrator and show students how to identify the title, author and illustrator on a book cover.
Quia
Quia: Parts of a Book
This is a matching game in which parts of a book are matched with their definitions. Java is required.