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L. Frank Baum

Jill C. WheelerSeries: Children's Authors
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Pages
27
Year
2015
Language
English
Publisher
ABDO Publishing Company

About

This biography introduces reader to L. Frank Baum, the best-selling author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Readers will learn about Baum's childhood in New York, his work as a writer, actor, and traveling salesman, and the inspiration for his famous book that continues to be popular today. Baum wrote 13 books in his Oz series. Easy-to-read text and full-color photos highlight Baum's childhood, family, education, and life as an author.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO. Glossary of key words Index Table of contents The Children's Authors series gives young readers easy access to the lives of popular writers. Each engaging biography traces an author's childhood, education, and career. Readers learn how writers overcame challenges, what inspired them to write, and how they came up with story ideas. Full-color photos and historic black and white images enhance the easy-to-read text.

Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Related Subjects

  • Books & Libraries
  • Juvenile Nonfiction
  • Careers
  • Composition & Creative Writing
  • Language Arts
  • Literary
  • Biography & Autobiography

Extended Details

  • Lexile690L
  • SeriesChildren's Authors

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