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Literature Awards: Newbery 2005
Students examine Newbery book awards from 2005. They visit Web sites with author interviews, excerpts, and related activities. They explore both medal and honor books.
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Teaching Books: Lincoln: A Photobiography [Pdf]
Chapter by chapter lessons and answer key to use with the nonfiction award winning book, Lincoln: A Photobiography, which tells the story of Lincoln's life through pictures and words.
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Book a Day Almanac: Lincoln: A Photobiography
Discover the story behind the children's book classic, Lincoln: A Photobiography, while also delving into the background of the author, Russell Freedman.
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Scholastic: Russell Freedman Biography
Discover more about the author Russell Freedman when you visit this site. This resource provides a biography, an interview transcript, a booklist and more.
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Eleanor Roosevelt : A Life of Discovery by Russell Freed
Classroom connections for a study of Freedman's book about Eleanor Roosevelt. Gives grade appropriateness, topics and summary, as well as links to other resources.
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Photo of Russell Freedman
This site from Education Place provides brief but factual biographical information on the short story writer Russell Freedman. The site also includes a picture of Freedman and a listing of the books he has written.