This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides information about an author study. Students will find a multi-step project to help students effectively investigate an author during research. Reproducible graphic organizers are provided.

Learn about Brian Lies, an author and illustrator of children's books. Find a list of books he has written and/or illustrated and learn a bit about his life.

This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides a rubric. Each student will write a letter to an author of choice, and afterword, this rubric may be used to assess each letter.

This website provides chart lists and defines the parts books all readers should know, such as the title, author, table of contents, and glossary. Click on "Back to activity," to be taken to four games, which will help students learn and...

Andrea Wayne-von Konigslow is a children's illustrator as well as an author. Some of her work can be viewed here.

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.

Listen to a recorded interview with author and illustrator David Macaulay, who writes books that explain architecture to children. In this interview he discusses what he has learned about Islamic places of prayer. Includes photos of the...

Discover David's Wiesner's award-winning work in this author-illustrator profile.

Discover David's Wiesner's award-winning work in this author-illustrator profile.

Learn about author/illustrator John Bianchi and his Bungalo Books. There's a teacher's link, a fun link with activities and games, and a books link that takes you to information about each of his books.