University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Barnum: Squinty, the Comical Pig
This resource presents the text of Richard Barnum's children's story, "Squinty, the Comical Pig." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support...
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Scholastic: Jacqueline Woodson
This resource features a biography, booklist, and interview transcript with the author Jacqueline Woodson. This author was presented with the Coretta Scott King Award for the book "Miracle's Boys," in 2001.
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Scholastic: Cynthia Voigt's Biography
Discover more about the awardwinning author Cynthia Voigt when you visit this online resource. This site provides a biography, a booklist, and an interview transcript.
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Scholastic: Ed Emberley Biography
This resource features the award-winning author Ed Emberley. Features a biography, interview transcript, and booklist for Ed Emberley and his work.
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Scholastic: Jane Yolen Biography
Discover more about the award-winning Caldecott author Jane Yolen when you explore this site. This resource provides a biography, interview transcript, booklist and more.
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Scholastic: Nikki Grimes Biography
Learn more about the 2003 Coretta Scott King award winner Nikki Grimes when you explore this resource. Also provides a booklist for this author and a biography.
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Scholastic: Leo Dillon's Biography
Learn more about the Caldecott award-winning author Leo Dillon when you visit this resource. Provides a biography, a booklist and an interview transcript.
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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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Scholastic: Sharon M. Draper
Visit this resource to learn more about the author Sharon M. Draper. Provides a biography and photograph of this author.
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Scholastic: Judy Blume's Biography
Discover more about the life and work of Judy Blume with this resource. Students and teachers will gain a different perspective of this author after exploring this resource.
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Scholastic: Natalie Babbitt's Biography
General biography of the author, written from her point of view. Includes a list of Babbitt's published works, and a photograph of the author, plus links to interview transcripts.
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William Steig Official Homepage
Discover William Steig (1907-2003), the New Yorker cartoonist who launched another career as the creator of Shrek and other children's stories. Features include a matching game and word search based on the author's books.
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Scholastic: Laura Numeroff Biography
This resource features a biography of the author Laura Numeroff. Students and teachers will benefit from this inside look at the life and work of this children's author.
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Scholastic: Eve Bunting's Biography
Learn more about the Caldecott award-winning author Eve Bunting when you check out this site. This resource provides links to a biography, interview transcript, and booklist.
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Scholastic: Sharon Creech's Biography
Learn more about the awardwinning author Sharon Creech when you explore this resource. This site provides a biography of the author, an interview transcript and a booklist.
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Scholastic: Karen Hesse's Biography
Find out more about the Newbery awardwinning author Karen Hesse when you explore this resource. Provides a biographical description, a booklist and an interview transcript.
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Macmillan: Judith Viorst
A biography of Judith Viorst with a list of her many books for both adults and children, as well as a discussion of performances featuring her works.
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Scholastic: Eloise Greenfield Biography
Discover how Eloise Greenfield became an author when you explore this biography of her. This site also features a booklist for this award winning author.
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Encyclopedia.com: Judith Viorst
A profile of writer Judith Viorst. Looks at her accomplishments and awards and includes a long list of the many books she wrote, organized into categories of fiction and nonfiction for children and books and poetry for adults. The...
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David Ward
David Ward is a Canadian author of novels for junior and intermediate students. In some of his novels he creates imaginary worlds, such as in his trilogy about a place called Grassland. This is his website where you will find a biography...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: A Review of Avi's Literature
Summarizes some of Avi's most popular pieces, including Nothing But the Truth, Who Was that Masked Man Anyway, Devil's Race, The Fighting Ground, and The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle.
Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers
Canscaip: Ian Wallace
Ian Wallace is a highly acclaimed Canadian children's illustrator/author. This page has biographical information and a list of his published works.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: 'Dust' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Dust", a novel by Canadian author Arthur Slade, is set in a prairie town during the Depression. The story revolves around a mysterious man with a rainmaking machine who is somehow connected to the disappearance of children in the town....
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Arthur Slade
Arthur Slade is the author of numerous books for students from about age nine up. His books deal with mysterious happenings and uncommon creatures, villains and monsters. This is a short biography from the author's own website. Elsewhere...