Complete a word search, a scavenger hunt and learn how to become an author

Learn about your favorite classic authors!

This book introduces young readers to great works of literature and the authors who created them. By celebrating a diverse group of voices, the book paves the way for a lifetime of appreciating classic books.

Young readers will climb the hilly streets of Sui Sin Far’s San Francisco, chase a cocker spaniel through the streets of Virginia Woolf’s London, search the seas for Herman Melville’s white whale, and dance to the blues in Langston Hughes’s Harlem. Along the way, Zitkála-Ša tells the story of a talented girl who leaves her reservation to start a new school, María Amparo Ruiz de Burton describes a brave young woman who travels across the country in a covered wagon, and Taha Hussein introduces us to a boy who refuses to let his blindness stop him.

The book includes a “Become An Author” activity page for children and a bonus section for parents and educators with background information for each author as well as suggested topics to spark discussion with children.