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Harris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed. – Biography Today, 1992
This is the first issue of a new quarterly periodical designed to provide young students (9 and above) with biographies/profiles of well-known people in a story-telling format that are more appealing and interesting than those found in more comprehensive and encyclopedic biographical dictionaries. The first issue features profiles of the following…
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Current Events, Youth
Harris, Laurie Lanzen, Ed. – Biography Today, 1992
This publication presents biographical profiles of people of interest to young readers. The concept is unique in that the subjects profiled are not necessarily people of great or lasting stature. Many are noted writers or public figures who have made important contributions to the current world, but a goodly number of entries are biographies of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Current Events, Elementary Secondary Education


