Who Was...? Series Ages 7-12 | Grades 1-6 Why Boys Will Read It:

The exciting range of people featured (including musicians and current figures!) will motivate readers, and the illustrations will keep interest levels high.

What It's About:

These illustrated biographies provide a lot of great information about fascinating figures in history (and current figures too!) while still providing entertainment through the short chapters and illustrations.

Using these books and the bibliographies included in the back as a starting place, have students do research on one of the famous figures in the Who Was series. Encourage them to look on educational websites for additional resources, such as videos or pictures as well, and have them create a report or website with what they find. Have students go one step further, and have them write a biography about themselves, someone in their family, or a good friend that follows the structure of the Who Was series books.

How to Teach It:

Using these books and the bibliographies included in the back as a starting place, have students do research on one of the famous figures in the Who Was series. Encourage them to look on educational websites for additional resources, such as videos or pictures as well, and have them create a report or website with what they find. Have students go one step further, and have them write a biography about themselves, someone in their family, or a good friend that follows the structure of the Who Was series books.

For classroom materials please visit http://www.WhoWasBookSeries.com