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Scholastic: Biography: Noah Mc Cullough
Read this biography to learn about author and Scholastic Kids Press reporter Noah McCullough. Links to a list of his books and a video interview are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Patricia Hermes
Read this biography to learn about author Patricia Hermes. Links to her website, an interview, and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Paula Danziger
Read this biography to learn about author Paula Danziger. Links to an interview and a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Rafe Martin
Read this autobiography to learn about author Rafe Martin. Links to an interview and a list of his books are also available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Stan Berenstain
Read this biography to learn about author Stan Berenstain. Links to an interview and to a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Tony Di Terlizzi
Read this biography to learn about award winning author Tony DiTerlizzi. Links to an interview and a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Fredrick and Pat Mc Kissack
Read this biography to learn about authors Fredrick and Pat McKissack. Links to an interview and a list of their books is also available.
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Scholastic: Biography: Lucia M. Gonzalez
Read this biography to learn about award winning illustrator Diane Goode. Links to an interview and to a list of her books are available.
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Scholastic: Gary Soto
This resource provides Gary Soto's brief autobiography in which he discusses his writing. Also the transcript to an interview with Soto is given along with book reviews by students.
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Scholastic: Biography: George Ancona
Read this biography to learn about illustrator George Ancona. Links to an interview and to a list of his books are available.
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Scholastic: Karen Hesse's Biography
Find out more about the Newbery awardwinning author Karen Hesse when you explore this resource. Provides a biographical description, a booklist and an interview transcript.
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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.
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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.
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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: Karen Hesse
KidsRead.com offers a brief biography and interview with, 1998 Newbery Winner, Karen Hesse.
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.
Other
Dr. Isaac Asimov Talks With Slawek Wojtowicz
This illustrated interview with Asimov dates from 1988. It gives some biographical detail as well as insight into Asimov's working habits and reading tastes.
The Book Report
Teen reads.com: Interview With Robert Cormier
An interesting chat with Robert Cormier, this page includes his views about censorship, good and evil in books, and his writing process.
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.]
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,...
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...
Luminarium
Luminarium: Anniina's Toni Morrison Page
This personal site provides information and critiques on Morrison's work as well as biographies, bibliographies, and interviews with Toni Morrison.
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.