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    Walker, Alice

    Author Alice Walker‘s official website has biography info, upcoming events, video gallery and more. Read Write Think posts activities and resources http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/calendar-activities/author-alice-walker-born-20676.html

  • Pearl S. Buck Literature Based Themes - Homeschooling on a Shoestring
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    Buck, Pearl S.

    Author Pearl S. Buck Literature Based Theme has free and low-cost activities, lesson plans, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Biographical information https://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/Buck/biography.html https://myhero.com/Pearl_Buck https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/20160/quick-10-10-famous-homeschooled-people Field Trip Tours of the Pearl S. Buck House https://pearlsbuck.org/takeatour/ View their educational resources … [continue reading]

  • Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett and Ronald Barrett Illustrator
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    Barrett, Judi

    Author Judi Barrett Literature Based Theme has free and low-cost activities, lesson plans, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs UnitSafari Unit Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs Jan 14, 2006 Cloudy With a … [continue reading]

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    Wharton, Edith

    Author Edith Wharton Short biography and list of works from AmericanLiterature.com The Described and Captioned Media Program short video clip and free media guide Ethan Frome Read the story or download from Project Gutenberg Study Guide from Glencoe Study Guide… [continue reading]

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    Sinclair, Upton

    Author Upton Sinclair Wikipedia Biography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upton_Sinclair The Jungle Study Guide https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/jungle/ Teacher’s Guide to the Signet Classic Edition https://www.perma-bound.com/static/TPR/000458910.pdf Simon & Schuster Classroom Activities for the Enriched Classic edition https://d28hgpri8am2if.cloudfront.net/tagged_assets/3950/cg31_860.pdf

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    Caps for Sale

    Caps for Sale Literature Based Theme has free and low-cost activities, lesson plans, lapbooks, study guides, suggested additional materials, and more. Be sure to learn about the author, Esphry Slobodkina. New York Times book review article Capping It Off … [continue reading]

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    Milne, AA

    Author Alan Alexander Milne (A. A. Milne) Author Biography http://www.just-pooh.com/milne.html http://www.theatreworksusa.org/uploads/flyer/flyer_519.pdf Poetry http://www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/miscellaneous/milne.htm Winnie-the-Pooh Pooh Corner – A Short History of Pooh and Winnie http://www.poohcorner.com/A-Short-History-of-Pooh-and-Winnie.html Just Pooh – History of Winnie the Pooh http://www.just-pooh.com/history.html October 14, 1926 “Winnie the Pooh” … [continue reading]

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    Viorst, Judith

    Author Judith Viorst Wikipedia biography Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Kennedy Center Students The Alexander Board Game. Print out a game to play and Cuesheet Performance Guide Read with Expression How-to by Hannah Williams … [continue reading]

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    Burton, Virginia Lee

    Author Virginia Lee Burton Author Biography of Virginia Lee Burton http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/mike_mulligan/biohome.shtml Maybelle the Cable Car Maybelle the Cable Car Unit This was designed along the concept of the Five In A Row curriculum. You do not need to use FIAR … [continue reading]