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University of Michigan

University of Michigan: Harlem 1900 1940: Countee Cullen (1903 1946)

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography on author Countee Cullen gives details on his literary works along with all of his accomplishments throughout his life.
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University of Washington

Best Site on Colleen Mc Elroy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is from the University of Washington, where McElroy is a professor. It has biographical information, a list of her works, and other details about the writer.
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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.
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Other

Author Profiler: Gary Paulsen

For Students 3rd - 8th
This biography of author Gary Paulsen gives a lot of unique, hard-to-find information about his career and life. You can also find a photograph of this author within this resource.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Jean Craighead George's Biography

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This resource provides a brief biography of author Jean Craighead George. The information, while brief, is factual and worth checking out on the subject.
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Ducksters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Ducksters

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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A&E Television

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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Scholastic

Scholastic: Author Studies Homepage Beverly Cleary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Biography on children's author Beverly Cleary along with a listing of her awards that she has won throughout the years.
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City University of New York

Banque De Litterature Ilienne Island Literature

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information on writers and poets from francophonic Caribbean and Antilles islands: Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, and Martinique. Includes biographical information on authors and links to excerpts of their work and...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Authors & Books: Paul Zindel's Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholastic's biography of Paul Zindel contains the author's memories of his early life, career choices, and reasons for writing: "I have to tell stories because that's the way the wiring went in."
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Other

Monticello: Brief Biography of Thomas Jefferson

For Students 9th - 10th
Monticello.org provides a brief but detailed biography of Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826 CE), 3rd President of the United States and author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Mary Pope Osborne's Biography

For Students 3rd - 5th
Read about the life of the Magic Treehouse author at this site. Watch an interview with her if you have RealPlayer on your computer. There's a booklist to check as well.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Henry David Thoreau

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Henry David Thoreau and his nonfiction works. It includes links to a Thoreau biography and to the full text of four of his nonfiction works including On the Duty of Civil Disobedience, Slavery in Massachusetts,...
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: William Makepeace Thackeray

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on William Makepeace Thackeray including a link to a Thackeray biography and a link to the full text of his satirical novel Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Anthony Trollope

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Anthony Trollope and provides links to his biography, the full text of five novels, and one short story. The works include Barchester Towers, The Last Chronicle of Barset, and The Warden.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Leo Tolstoy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site focuses on Leo Tolstoy featuring links to his biography, and the full text of eight novels and one short story. These works include Anna Karenina, War and Peace, and The Death of Ivan Ilych.
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Authors

For Students 3rd - 5th
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.