Read this autobiography to learn about author and artist Nicholasa Mohr. A link to a list of her books is also available.

Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Saxton Freymann. A link to a list of his books is available.

Read this autobiography to learn about author Bruce Coville. Links to an interview and a list of his books are available.

Read this autobiography to learn about author Caroline B. Cooney. Links to an interview and a list of her books are available.

Read this autobiography to learn about author Dan Gutman. Links to his website, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.

Read this biography to learn about author David A. Adler. Links to an interview and to a list of his books are available.

Read this biography to learn about illustrator George Ancona. Links to an interview and to a list of his books are available.

Read this autobiography to learn about award winning author John Coy. Links to his website, an author visit kit, and a list of his books are available.

Read this autobiography to learn about author Karen Cushman. Links to an interview and a list of her books are available.

Read this autobiography to learn about children and young adult author Ken Mochizuki. Links to a list of his books and a transcript of an interview with him are provided.

Read this autobiography to learn about author Shana Corey. Links to her website, a downloadable PDF biography, an author's note to readers, and author visit kit, and a list of her books are available.

Read this biography to learn about author and illustrator Betsy Franco. Links to her website, an interview, and a list of her books are available.

Read about George Seldes (1890-1995), a muckraker and press critic. Read some of his writings from his column "In Fact." Read his autobiography and a brief biography. There are links to other sites about George Seldes. Site by Brass Check.

Teachers with classes reading the works of Betsy Byars will find information on this prolific author's craft.

Five primary source materials on African American history: I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King, Jr., My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois, Up From...

Lesson in which learners are required to read and analyze biographies and autobiographies and use them as a model for writing about an autobiographical experience. Students complete the writing process and share written work with the class.

Delve into this resource featuring links to biographical information, and lesson plans for some of Louis Sachar's work.

Hans Wilhelm's site offers a biography, an autobiography, photos, a story to read aloud and news about his upcoming work and appearances.

Read this exciting recollection of John Andrew Jackson in his book, "The Experience of a Slave in South Carolina, "published in 1862. Find out about his experiences as a slave and his escape. Included are illustrations, biographical...

Contains plans for nine lessons that ask students to create multigenre zines for popular culture figures that include letter, persuasive, narrative, acrostic poetry, comic, and biography/autobiography writing. To accomplish this,...

Featured is Michael Snow's own autobiography. A Toronto born painter and sculptor, he is also an award winning musician, filmmaker, and photographer.

Biography of American author, Ernest Gaines, well-known for his novels and essays, including The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman and A Gathering of Old Men, both adapted for television.

This is a brief biography of businessman, politician, scientist, and author Benjamin Franklin. Click "Benjamin Franklin Activities" for related materials.

Zora Neale Hurston is featured in this biography highlighting her literary contributions which focused on African Americans as whole people, celebrating their heritage, in an era when black authors tended to write about their...