Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Author Study Motivates Kids to Learn and Grow as Readers
A teaching resource with a lesson on completing an author study with students. Includes links to free downloadable samples, requirements, rubrics, and more to use along with this unit.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography: Betsy James
Read this biography to learn about award winning author and illustrator Betsy James. A link to a list of her books is available.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography: Jon J. Muth
Read this biography to learn about award-winning author and illustrator Jon J. Muth. A link to a list of her books is provided.
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Scholastic: Biography: Martine Murray
Read this biography to learn about award-winning author and illustrator Martine Murray. A link to a list of her books is provided.
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Scholastic: Biography: Millie Miller
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Millie Miller. A link to a list of her books is provided.
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Scholastic: Biography: Mini Grey
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Mini Grey. A link to a list of her books is available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Paul Brett Johnson
Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Paul Brett Johnson. A link to a list of his books is available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Robert Neubecker
Read this biography to learn about award-winning author and illustrator Robert Neubecker. A link to a list of his books is provided.
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Scholastic: Biography: Saxton Freymann
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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Bud Plant Illustrated Books: Lynd Ward
Lynd Ward is profiled, considered a master American book illustrators, especially for his woodcut novels God's Man, Mad Man's Drum, Sons Without Words, and Vertigo.
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Scholastic: Biography: Lulu Delacre
Read this autobiography to learn about author and illustrator Lulu Delacre. Links to an author visit kit and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Suse Mac Donald
Read this biography to learn about award winning author and illustrator Suse MacDonald. Links to her website, an author's visit kit, and a list of her books are also available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Yumi Heo
Read this biography to learn about award winning author and illustrator Yumi Heo. Links to an author visit kit and to a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Betsy Franco
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: Biography: David Kirk
Read this autobiography to learn about author and illustrator David Kirk. Links to an interview and a list of his books are also available.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography: Jennifer O'connell
Read this biography to learn about Jennifer O'Connell, author and illustrator of the popular children's book Ten Timid Ghosts, and many other books as well. This biography also offers links to a list of books, an author visit kit, and...
Other
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by Frank Baum
This site features the short story "The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus" by L. Frank Baum. Site provides the different excerpts of this short story.
Other
Career Spotlight: Illustrator
This interview reveals how one illustrator has found success and gratification in her career.
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Using a Jigsaw for an Author Study
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a structure for an author study. Students will work in a jigsaw activity during a 9-week author study. Downloadable graphic organizers accompany this author's study.
Kids' Wings
Little Red Schoolhouse: "Honus and Me"
Here you will find a wide variety of enrichment activities, information and games to enhance the book "Honus and Me."
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers
Canscaip: Members Directory
An extensive list of Canadian children's authors and illustrators can be found here. Most have links to biographical information and author/illustrator websites.
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 10: Toddling Toward Reading
Hosted by Reba McEntire, "Toddling Toward Reading" examines what it takes to give preschoolers the early literacy skills they need to become successful readers. Features children's book author and illustrator Sandra Boynton, whose...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 3: Fluent Reading
Hosted by Deborah Norville, Fluent Reading explores the ability to decode quickly and achieve fluency. The program also demonstrates how early testing and intervention can help struggling readers. Features children's book author and...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 1: Roots of Reading
Hosted by Fred Rogers, The Roots of Reading looks at the earliest stages of literacy in such locations as a baby speech lab and a Head Start center. The program examines how parents, childcare providers, and kindergarten teachers can get...