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Brandeis University: Author Biographies: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
An insightful and detailed view of the life and writings of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Gordan Korman

For Students 1st - 5th
Read the biography of Gordan Korman's biography, who is the author of children's books such as Swindle.
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Mocomi: Helen Keller Biography

For Students 5th - 9th
Interesting biographical information, fun facts, and famous quotes about Helen Keller, a deaf-blind American author, political activist, and lecturer.
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Classic Reader: Author: Aleksandr S. Pushkin

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on the author Aleksandr S. Pushkin including a link to Pushkin's biography and links to the full text of two of his short stories: "The Queen of Spades" and "The Shot".
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Avi

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this website, students learn about Avi's biography. Learn all about the author of children's books such as the Crispin and Poppy Series.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Beverly Cleary

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about Beverly Cleary's biography on this website. Students can explore information about the author of children's books such as Henry Huggins.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Donald J. Sobol

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about Donald J. Sobol's biography on this site. Find out about the author of the Encyclopedia Brown series of children's books.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Gary Paulsen

For Students 9th - 10th
A website dedicated to Gary Paulsen's biography. Learn about the author of children's books such as the Hatchet Series.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Gertrude Chandler Warner

For Students 1st - 5th
Read Gertrude Chandler Warner's biography on the site. Learn about the author of the Boxcar Children series of children's books.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: J. K. Rowling

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the author of the Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling's, biography on this website.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Jerry Spinelli

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about Jerry Spinelli's biography author of children's books such as Maniac Magee on this website.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Kate Di Camillo

For Students 3rd - 8th
A website to discuss Kate DiCamillo's biography. Learn about this author of children's books such as Because of Winn-Dixie.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Lemony Snicket

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids learn about Lemony Snicket's biography on this site. Find out about the author of children's books such as The Bad Beginning.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Margaret Peterson Haddix

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about Margaret Peterson Haddix's biography on this site. Learn about the life of the author of children's books such as Among the Hidden.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Rick Riordan

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read about Rick Riordan's biography the author of children's books such as The Lightning Thief with Percy Jackson on this website.
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Scholastic: Louis Sachar's Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical site focuses on Sachar's career choices and the path he took to become an author. Be sure to click on the interview transcript link to read what he had to say to students from around the country.
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Harper Collins: J. R. R. Tolkien Books & Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This brief biography takes Tolkien through his early years to his marriage and professorship at Leeds and Oxford and his telling stories to his children that would later become the novels so loved by the rest of the world. Also has a...
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Biography: Russell Baker

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Russell Wayne Baker.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Dr. Seuss

For Students 3rd - 8th
Kids can learn about Dr. Seuss' biography on this website. Author of children's books such as Cat in the Hat.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Jeff Kinney

For Students 1st - 5th
Read Jeff Kinney's biography the writer of children's books such as Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
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Ducksters: Kids Books Authors: Roald Dahl

For Students 3rd - 8th
On this site, students learn about Roald Dahl's biography. Read all about the author of children's books such as James and the Giant Peach.
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Shmoop: George Orwell: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a biography of George Orwell, the pen name for Eric Arthur Blair, author of Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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Biography: Toni Morrison

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography.com provides a biography on writer Toni Morrison. Her personal life, literary career, and her awards and accomplishments are discussed.
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Mocomi: William Shakespeare Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
Useful biographical information, career, plays, and interesting facts about William Shakespeare, famous playwright, poet, and actor.

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