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Scholastic

Scholastic: Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site features the Coretta Scott King award-winning book Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe. You will find a brief description of the book, a booklist, and a teaching plan.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

For Students 3rd - 5th
Have you ever read the Newbery award book Number the Stars by Lois Lowry? This site provides discussion questions, a writing prompt, an extension activity, and more.
Lesson Plan
A to Z Teacher Stuff

A to Z Teacher Stuff" Dr. Seuss Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site features cross-curricular activities for fifteen of Dr. Seuss' books.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Sarah, Plain and Tall

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Check out this site featuring the book Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan. You will find a description, an extension activity, a vocabulary builder, and a booklist.
Unit Plan
Harold D. Underdown

Sample Illustrator Guidelines

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of typical and sample guidelines a publisher may provide for potential submissions. Made specifically for illustrators.
Activity
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Joel Chandler Harris Classroom Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
As part of a unit on Joel Chandler Harris and his children's literature, this classroom activity provides a brief classroom project and includes lesson plan ideas, web links, and additional texts.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Sorting: Using Observation and Comprehension

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Critical thinking, comprehension and analysis skills are the focus of this physical activity. Good beginning to teaching different ways of looking at things.
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Karen Cushman

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Have you ever read any of Karen Cushman's work? This site features links to lesson plans and other activities for her books.
eBook
Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource presents multiple digital formats of this literary text. You can read about the famous scientist's life in his own words, as he recalled his thoughts and actions for his children.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Tomie De Paola's Biography

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource features a booklist for Tomie dePaola. There is a summary and a picture of each book.
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Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers

Canscaip: Deborah Hodge

For Students 3rd - 5th
Deborah Hodge is a Canadian children's author of both fiction and nonfiction. This page has biographical information and a list of her published works.
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Other

Tomie De Paola

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site is more for teachers than students. There are very few graphics, however the site does provide abundant information about the author and his work.
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Other

Biographical Information on Russell Hoban

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a rather detailed biography, with links to further information about the books which are mentioned. More focused on his work as a whole than on the children's books he's written.
Website
The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Emily Arnold Mc Cully

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource features a profile of Emily McCully, the noted children's book illustrator whose artwork has been included in the International Biennale at Bratislava, and who won a Christopher Award for Picnic, one of the many picture...
Article
University of Manitoba

Cm Magazine Profiles: C. J. Taylor

For Students 3rd - 8th
Carrie-Jo Taylor is a widely read Canadian Mohawk writer and artist whose storybooks retell native legends and stories. This is an excellent and thorough interview with her from 1998.
Article
University of Manitoba

Cm Magazine Profiles: John Wilson

For Students 9th - 10th
John Wilson, a Canadian writer, has written a number of historical fiction books for junior up to high school level. This is a profile of his life, which is quite fascinating, from an interview in 1999. The bibliography lists his books...