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Sunday, January 10, 2016

Get into Biographies - You Meet Some Terrific People There!

B is for Biographies

biography is the true account of a person's life written by someone else.
(Look in 921 or B)
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Biographies include everything we would want to know about a person - their name, birth, death, accomplishments, interesting facts and pictures.

Question:  How do we find biographies we are interested in reading?
Answer:  We look under the subject's last name.

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An autobiography is when someone writes about his/her own life.  (Look in 921 or B)
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collective biography is a book containing true life accounts of many people.
(Look in 920)  The author's last name will be on the address.

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This week in library, we read Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappapo.  It is a powerful story about how one person's dream can change society.
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"Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin, but by the content of their character."

Besides our books,  our online encyclopedia (WorldBook), our online magazine database (EBSCO), and our kid friendly search engine (WebPath Express), you could check out these websites for more biographical information...


For step by step instructions on how to write a biography, check out http://www.timeforkids.com/homework-helper/a-plus-papers/biography


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