This "Featured Author," selection speaks more about how and why Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) wrote his children's books than about his life. Hurst also suggests the Dr. Seuss books can be used to teach older students some literary...

This site focuses on Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun, including a short biography, "The Lorraine Hansbury: Mini -Documentary" video [10:38], and links to four of her books.

This resource provides a biography of the award winning novelist Susan Cooper. A link is also offered to a listing of her books. The reader will be able to read a few sentences about the book.

Biographical details on Margaret Walker, an American novelist and poet who was one of the leading black woman writers of the mid-20th century.

Discovering the Genesee was created by third grade students in Rochester, New York, as part of a Learning Expedition on local history. Student work was guided by four questions, which became the chapters of their book: Who were the...

Brief biographical information on the author of the inscription on the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus. Provides links to related articles, lesson plans and online activities.

A brief biography on African American author Alice Walker is provided along with an extensive bibliography.

Gives biographical information on Ralph Waldo Ellison and his success as the author of "Invisible Man."

A brief biography on the life of "Casey At The Bat" author, Ernest Thayer.

This resource is a children's literature web guide.

Lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources are provided for teaching students reading Jack London's The Call of the Wild and his other works.

Short selections from W. W. Rouse Ball's "A Short Account of the History of Mathematics," most of which are biographies that focus on the mathematician's work. The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or...

This is a brief biography of seventeenth century minister and missionary Jonathan Edwards who documented his sermons. Click on "Jonathan Edwards Activities" for more resources.

Learn biographical details on Elizabeth Cady Stanton, author, lecturer, and chief philosopher of the woman's rights and suffrage movements.

This site, part of one on medicine and the humanities from New York University, provides links to discussions of four of O'Connor's stories. The discussions included summaries of and commentaries on the stories.

Maintained by Minnesota Public Radio, this website celebrates Fitzgerald's centenary (1996), offering links to biographical information, information on the author's connection to St. Paul, MN, and the comments of other authors about...

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...

A brief biography is included here, along with an early photo of Ferber (1885-1968 CE). Focuses primarily on her writing career.

Learn the background of both the book and the author, Alice's Adventures In Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; then click on the Readers Guide link to use the detailed study questions to spark discussion.

This site presents a study guide to Dickens' famous novel, "David Copperfield." Content includes a biography of the author, a full synopsis of the novel, a look at the use of symbolism and imagery, and a focus on Dickens' "favorite...

A site that contains information on Jean-Paul Sartre's (1905-1980) Nobel Prize because of his writings on Existentialism. Links to a brief biography and his obituary.

There are numerous articles about the author and her writings, as well as quotes, biographical information, photos, etc. One section highlights Japanese websites on Anne of Green Gables as the books have an enthusiastic following there.

Lots of information on Ernest Hemingway's life and works can be found on this site, including biographical details, pictures, quotes, and a Hemingway FAQ.

The Online Movie Database IMDb.com provides a brief biography of Brown and links to descriptions of movies based on his stories.