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K-3
First Facts: Your Favorite Authors series.
This hip-looking series profiles award-winning children's book creators. The brief texts target emerging readers, introducing nonfiction conventions and structure. Abundant photographs, graphic elements, paint smears, and doodles accompany the biographical content. However, the books do contain some factual inaccuracies and unfortunately lack a forthright discussion of race. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers the following First Facts: Your Favorite Authors titles: Jacqueline Woodson and Kadir Nelson.
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K-3
First Facts: Your Favorite Authors series.
This hip-looking series profiles award-winning children's book creators. The brief texts target emerging readers, introducing nonfiction conventions and structure. Abundant photographs, graphic elements, paint smears, and doodles accompany the biographical content. However, the books do contain some factual inaccuracies and unfortunately lack a forthright discussion of race. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers the following First Facts: Your Favorite Authors titles: Jacqueline Woodson and Kadir Nelson.
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K-3
First Facts: Your Favorite Authors series.
These brief biographies of three beloved children's authors are well suited to newly independent readers. There's not much depth, but the accessible texts give young fans basic information about each subject as well as a bit of insight into what inspires him or her. The profiles are accompanied by color photographs; the unflattering illustrated cover portraits are unfortunate. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these First Facts: Your Favorite Authors titles: Mo Willems, Dav Pilkey, and Barbara Park.
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K-3
First Facts: Your Favorite Authors series.
These brief biographies of three beloved children's authors are well suited to newly independent readers. There's not much depth, but the accessible texts give young fans basic information about each subject as well as a bit of insight into what inspires him or her. The profiles are accompanied by color photographs; the unflattering illustrated cover portraits are unfortunate. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these First Facts: Your Favorite Authors titles: Mo Willems, Dav Pilkey, and Barbara Park.
(4)
K-3
First Facts: Your Favorite Authors series.
These brief biographies of three beloved children's authors are well suited to newly independent readers. There's not much depth, but the accessible texts give young fans basic information about each subject as well as a bit of insight into what inspires him or her. The profiles are accompanied by color photographs; the unflattering illustrated cover portraits are unfortunate. Reading list, timeline. Glos., ind. Review covers these First Facts: Your Favorite Authors titles: Mo Willems, Dav Pilkey, and Barbara Park.