From: Cappiello, Maryann <mcappiel_at_lesley.edu>
Date: Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:14:50 +0000

Yes, and to take Kathy's response one step further, it's in reading multipl e picture book biographies of the same person that allow even primary grade students to hear the different themes at work and the various ways one lif e can be represented. In reading across these texts, gaps and omissions, th emes, and different points in a person's life can all be explored. If stude nts are "raised" from the primary grade on this diet of multiple books on a person, I think they will be ready for more complex biography explorations in the primary and middle grades.

Mary Ann Cappiello, Ed.D. Associate Professor Language & Literacy Division Coordinator, Collaborative Internship Partnership Graduate School of Education Lesley University

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