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District List: ELC-4 Unit 3 Biographies/Autobiographies/Memoirs
Description: Students select an author to read about and study. Some students may want to explore this genre in more depth by reading additional autobiographies and/or memoirs. #mcps
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What Are You Figuring Now? A Story about Benjamin Banneker
by Jeri Chase FerrisA biography of the Afro-American farmer and self-taught mathematician, astronomer, and surveyor for the new capital city of the United States in 1791, who also calculated a successful almanac notable for its preciseness.
Ben Franklin of Old Philadelphia
by Margaret CousinsBiography: Benjamin Franklin was one of the busiest men in the American colonies. He was a printer, a postmaster, an inventor, a writer, and a diplomat. When the Revolutionary War began, Ben supported America in the Continental Congress. Like the clever adages from hisPoor Richard's Almanac, Ben Franklin still sets an example for Americans today.
The Moon and I
by Betsy ByarsWhile describing her humorous adventures with a blacksnake, Betsy Byars recounts childhood anecdotes and explains how she writes a book.
Boy
by Roald Dahl and Quentin BlakeWhere did Roald Dahl get all of his wonderful ideas for stories? From his own life, of course! As full of excitement and the unexpected as his world-famous, best-selling books, Roald Dahl's tales of his own childhood are completely fascinating and fiendishly funny. Did you know that Roald Dahl nearly lost his nose in a car accident? Or that he was once a chocolate candy tester for Cadbury's? Have you heard about his involvement in the Great Mouse Plot of 1924? If not, you don't yet know all there is to know about Roald Dahl. Sure to captivate and delight you, the boyhood antics of this master storyteller are not to be missed!