A reading strategy I like to use with children reading nonfiction is connecting to background knowledge. As you read these biographies, both picture books for preschool and elementary ages, as well as ...

She is 8 years old. The doctor says she has rheumatic fever and she must stay in bed — for three months. She can’t believe it. Three months! She’s already bored to tears. More than 40 years later, ...

Annette Kellerman loved to make waves, in every sense of the word. She was born in Australia in 1886 in a house by the sea. She swam and dived, but she couldn't walk because of an undiagnosed medical ...

In the weeks leading up to Hispanic Heritage Month, Latina mom and teacher Frances Evans carefully researches and gathers her materials together to teach her students about the culture. Last year, she ...

True stories in the form of biographies have proven to be an appealing way to introduce students to complex ideas and the trailblazing people behind those ideas. Luckily, a plethora of STEM- and STEAM ...

Children’s author Lois Nicholson has written biographies of Cal Ripken Jr., Babe Ruth and Nolan Ryan. But she’s never considered herself a big sports fan. The Baltimore author chose to write about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Recently, former President Barack Obama paid a visit to the Bessie Coleman Branch of the Chicago Public Library. Sitting before a ...