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Peer reviewedClare, Hilary – Children's Literature in Education, 2000
Discusses the difficult and painstaking process of researching the lives of the writers of girls' school stories for "The Encyclopaedia of School Stories," published in the summer 2000. Notes that frequently, very little was known about the authors, and often existing information was inaccurate. Offers details of the encyclopaedia and…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Young, Terrence E., Jr. – School Library Journal, 2005
Authors, scientists, mathematicians, newsmakers, pop culture icons, these are the people who are frequently the subject of the infamous "biography reports." Students tend to search for biographical information about individuals who have achieved some degree of distinction (or perhaps notoriety) during their lifetime However. it is important to…
Descriptors: Place of Residence, Biographies, Popular Culture, Encyclopedias
