Scholastic
Scholastic: Biography: Nikki Giovanni
Read this biography to learn about poet Nikki Giovanni. Links to an interview and a list of her books are available.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Patricia Polacco's Biography
Visit this website for a first-person biography on author Patricia Polacco. The site also includes the transcript of an interview with Polacco, a bibliography (with summaries) of her works, and a link to her official website.
Other
Book Page: Judith Viorst: All in the Family
An interview with Judith Viorst. In it, she talks about how her book Alexander and the Wonderful, Marvelous, Excellent, Terrific Ninety Days evolved from the tumultuous experience of having her now grown son Alexander, his wife, and...
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: Brian Jacques
This site gives you a biography of Brian Jacques as well as an interview with him about his writing.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: What Kind of Screen Time Parent Are You? Take This Quiz and Find Out
An article and a quiz for parents on technology use by parents and kids. Includes a short interview with author Anya Kamenetz who wrote "The Art of Screen Time: How Your Family Can Balance Digital Media and Real Life." [5 min.]
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Fried Green Tomatoes & Cultural Crossroads
Having read Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe, young scholars will conduct research through an interview with an elderly person from the community (a field trip to local nursing home facility) to determine the...
Vocabulary.com
Beverly Cleary Turns 100!
This site contains a list of 10 words from an interview with the author Beverly Cleary who discussed reflections about her life and written works. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to reinforce the spellings,...
Other
Joan Aiken: Wolves and Alternate Worlds
This is short biography & an excerpt of an interview with children's author Joan Aiken. She speaks about her influences, ideas, and future writings.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Eric Carle
What do you know about Eric Carle, the author? This Carol Hurst site highlights some interesting facts about this author's life and refers to some of his books.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: Reading Guide to Langston Hughes
This guide discusses Langston Hughes's body of poetry, as well as briefly analyzing characteristics in several individual poems. The site also offers an interview with writer Afaa Weaver regarding Hughes's works, discussion questions, a...
Other
Kirkus Media: Judith Viorst
An interview with Judith Viorst where she talks about her children's book Lulu Walks the Dogs. She describes how she created the character Lulu and her admiration of her illustrator, Lane Smith. She also talks about the impact her book...
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poets: Louise Erdrich
This useful collection of information about Louise Erdrich and her work includes biographical details, an online short story, an extensive bibliography and excerpts from interviews.
PBS
Pbs: Literature & Life: Choice of Weapons
It is hard to categorize Gordon Park, Sr., because he excelled in so many areas. He was well known for his writing, his photojournalism and in film. He also composed music. Listen here to an interview with Gordon Parks, Sr., and to...
Marxists Internet Archive
Lenin Internet Archive: Biographical Portraits
An interesting collection of biographies of Lenin, mostly complimentary, but written by a variety of authors. Each writer is identified and some background provided for context.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: Gao Xingjian Biographical
This Nobel Prize site offers a brief biographical sketch of the 2000 Nobel literature prize winner, plus a list of his works of works about him. Also provided are links to an interview with Xingjian, videos, a bibliography of his works,...
Other
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association: Reporting the Revolutionary War
In today's fast-paced news cycle, we have multiple venues for learning about current events at any time during the day or night. During the revolution, they had one source (newspaper) that was only published once a week. Even with this...
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: Junie B. Jones by Barbara Park
Features of this site include author biography, an interview with the author, a list of books written by this author and two games.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Jon Scieszka
The author shares some biographical facts here, and the site includes a book list, an interview transcript and a link to his personal site.
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: Pam Munoz Ryan
This includes a brief biography of the author Pam Munoz Ryan. A transcript of an interview is also included on the site, as well as an annotated list of her books.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Norma Fox Mazer
A biography on Norma Fox Mazer which discusses her literary work. Includes quotes and remarks from Mazer herself. Also included is the transcript to an interview.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Pam Munoz Ryan
A brief biography of Pam Munoz Ryan and a transcript of an interview in which she tells the story of her connection to the San Joaquin Valley and what led her to write her novel Esperanza Rising.
Other
Indie Bound: Lois Lowry
This resource offers an interview with Newbery Award Winner, Lois Lowry, in question and answer form. Also included are hyperlinks to more information.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Elie Wiesel
Site examines Elie Wiesel, his writings, and his life's work. Site also offers an excellent interview with Wiesel.
Scholastic
Scholastic Discussion Guides: Dear America
Good for classrooms and book groups, this site offers background, summary, discussion topics and questions, as well as activities. There's also an interview with the author.