ELA-Author-FL-LNF

Author's Craft - Figurative Language - Print - Literary Nonfiction Resources
> []  This biographical sketch tells how Wilma Rudolph overcame polio to become a legendary track star.
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 * //I Have A Dream// speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (metaphors)
 * //Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman,// by Kathleen Krull, ISBN-10: 0152020985
 * //Dia's Story Cloth// by Dia Cha, ISBN-10: 1880000636 The Hmong people had a difficult life. Since war was tearing the country apart, the author and her family fled their native Laos for a refugee camp in Thailand. The story cloth records their experiences. Using details from the cloth as illustrations, Cha retells her life story.
 * //Everglades// by Jean Craighead George, ISBN-10: 0064461947 Five children travel the Everglades with a guide learning of the evolution of the territory and the conservation efforts to save it. "...of how it became a living kaleidoscope of color and beauty..." This title will enlighten readers of the importance and beauty of the Everglades.
 *  // My Momma Likes to Say // by Denise Brennan-Nelson, ISBN-10: 1585361062 (idioms) This book helps to clarify sayings that kids might have heard but don't completely understand, such as "Money doesn't grow on trees"; "It's raining cats and dogs"; and "Hold your horses."