Use this resource to learn about children's book author Joanna Cole, author of the "Magic School Bus" series. A list of her books and a transcript of an interview also available.

Read this biography to learn about award-winning illustrator Christopher Myers, son of Walter Dean Myers. A link to a list of books is provided.

Read this biography to learn about illustrator and graphic designer Lisa Burnett Bossi. Links to her website and to a list of her books are available.

Read this biography to learn about illustrator Mordicai Gerstein. A link to a list of his books is available.

This brief biography discusses the life and work of 19th century science fiction author Jules Verne.

Click through biographical information about author D. H. Lawrence including Early years, School-teacher, A new life, War, Farewell to Europe, Round the world and back again, Struggle, and Dying game. An extended biography is also...

Haissen is the author of many popular books for young adults. Learn about the success of his novels and his other writing work as a journalist. Also includes a list of published works.

This is a biography of Aesop, the supposed author of Aesop's Fables, a collection of folktales that use talking animals to teach morals or lessons about life. It also provides of some of his fables.

This site features a link to a biography of Upton Sinclair and a link to the complete text of his famous work The Jungle.

This site focuses on Virgil and his epic poem The Aeneid including links to the full text of the poem and a short biography of Virgil.

This site focuses on Mark Twain including a link to his biography and links to the full text of six of his novels, three works of nonfiction, and 26 short stories. These include The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry...

Read about children's book author and Brookly, New York native Norton Juster.

This site features the author Emily Dickinson including a biography, the full text of three poetry collections: Poems, Series 1, Poems, Series 2, and Poems, Series 3, each set of poems is listed by topics.

This site focuses on the author Jules Verne. It includes a link to his biography and links to the full text of eleven novels: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Around the World in 80 Days, Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon, Five Weeks in a...

Extensive biographical information on the life and accomplishments of Louis L'Amour. Includes photographs and links to his works.

Learn about Daisy Bates and her contributions as a lifelong American civil rights leader, journalist, publisher, and author. Daisy was an important figure in the Little Rock Integration Crisis. In recognition of her dedication, the state...

This site provides a detailed biography of Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956 CE), and includes information on his publications including "Winnie-the-Pooh," and "The House at Pooh Corner."

This site focuses on Edgar Allan Poe's life and his short stories. It includes a link to a Poe biography and links to the full text of 53 of his short stories including the following: "The Black Cat," "The Tale Tell Heart," "The Fall of...

This site offers a link to biographical information about Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and her most famous work Frankenstein and a link to the full text of the novel.

This site provides links to a biography of Robert Louis Stevenson; three of his novels including Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Kidnapped, and Treasure Island and three of his short stories.

This site offers links to a biography of Harriet Beecher Stowe and the full text of her famous novel Uncle Tom's Cabin.

This site offers links to a biography of Jonathan Swift and to the full text of his novel Gulliver's Travels.

This site focuses on Beatrix Potter including a link to her biography and a link to the full text of her book The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter, a collection of her children's tales.

Here both students and teachers can learn about writer Eric Carle, the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar and many other works for children. Includes video [3:39] Also offers teaching ideas, including themes for discussion.