Download or read book Game Changers A Biography of J K Rowling written by Dona Herweck Rice and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Game Changers: A Biography of J. K. Rowling builds critical literacy skills with this fascinating nonfiction reader designed to engage eighth grade students. Keep your students at the edge of their seats with content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Showcasing the work of the J. K. Rowling, this informational text examines the life of the writer who brought us the magical world of Harry Potter. Aligned with state standards, Beyond Words: J. K. Rowling features complex and rigorous content appropriate for middle school students preparing for college and career readiness.
Download or read book Game Changers A Biography of J K Rowling written by Dona Herweck Rice and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J.K. Rowling's success is beyond impressive. Few authors in history have experienced anything like it. There are theme parks that recreate the Potter world, multiple films, rock bands named for Potter places and characters, websites dedicated to Potter lore, and Quidditch teams around the world. This high-interest biography details the fascinating life of the creator of the Harry Potter books-J.K. Rowling. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this full-color nonfiction book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, detailed images, and in-depth Reader's Guide require students to connect back to the text and promote multiple readings. The Think Link and Dig Deeper! sections develop students' higher-order thinking skills, and the Check It Out! section includes suggested books, videos, and websites for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this text features complex and rigorous content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.
Download or read book Game Changers A Biography of J K Rowling 6 Pack written by Dona Rice and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This intriguing biography examines the life of the writer who brought us the magical world of Harry Potter. Featuring TIME content, this 6-Pack of nonfiction readers builds critical literacy skills while engaging students and enriching content-area instruction. Developed by Timothy Rasinski-a leading expert in reading research-this purposefully leveled text guides students to increased fluency and comprehension of nonfiction text. The complex text structure adds rigor and allows students to delve deeply into the subject matter. The images support the text in abstract ways to challenge students to think more deeply about the topics and develop their higher-order thinking skills. Informational text features include a table of contents, sidebars, captions, bold font, an extensive glossary, and a detailed index to further understanding and build academic vocabulary. The Reader's Guide and Try It! culminating activity require students to connect back to the text, and provide opportunities for further language-development activities. Aligned with state standards, this text connects with McREL, WIDA/TESOL standards and prepares students for college and career. This 6-Pack includes six copies of this title and a lesson plan.
Download or read book Trailblazers J K Rowling written by Cath Senker and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2020-12-08 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bring history home and meet some of the world's greatest game changers! Get inspired by the true story of the author of Harry Potter--the bestselling book series of all time! This biography series is for kids who loved Who Was? and are ready for the next level. On July 22, 2008, J. K. Rowling shattered world records. With 8.3 million books sold in the US alone within a day of its release, the last installment in the Harry Potter series seemed like a thing of magic. From a childhood spent telling stories to writing the first Harry Potter book in cafés while her baby slept, J. K. Rowling's life is a tale of imagination and dedication. Find out how this girl who loved fantasy blazed a trail in children's books! Trailblazers is a biography series that celebrates the lives of amazing pioneers, past and present, from all over the world. Get inspired by more Trailblazers: Neil Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Jane Goodall, Harriet Tubman, Albert Einstein, Beyoncé, and Simone Biles. What kind of trail will you blaze?
Download or read book J K Rowling written by Sean Smith and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2002 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J.K. Rowling's meteoric rise to worldwide superstardom and bestseller status is now the stuff of tabloid legend -- how she would spend hours in a café in Edinburgh, nursing a single coffee and a glass of water while she wrote the Harry Potter novel that would bring her fame and fortune. Creator of the most famous and best-loved character in contemporary fiction, J.K. Rowling is also the author of her own escape from a depressing existence on the verge of destitution. Sean Smith traces the life story of this phenomenal woman who has brought joy and inspiration to millions of readers around the world. And in a book based on exhaustive interviews with many of the people from her past and her present, Smith also traces the origins of the books that are worldwide bestsellers.
Download or read book J K Rowling written by Colleen A. Sexton and published by Twenty-First Century Books. This book was released on 2005-09-01 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the life and career of J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling "Harry Potter" books, and discusses her struggles to become a successful writer.
Download or read book Game Changers A Biography of J K Rowling written by Dona Herweck Rice and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J.K. Rowling's success is beyond impressive. Few authors in history have experienced anything like it. There are theme parks that recreate the Potter world, multiple films, rock bands named for Potter places and characters, websites dedicated to Potter lore, and Quidditch teams around the world. This high-interest biography details the fascinating life of the creator of the Harry Potter books-J.K. Rowling. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this full-color nonfiction book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, detailed images, and in-depth Reader's Guide require students to connect back to the text and promote multiple readings. The Think Link and Dig Deeper! sections develop students' higher-order thinking skills, and the Check It Out! section includes suggested books, videos, and websites for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this text features complex and rigorous content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.
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Download or read book Game Changers written by Dona Herweck Rice and published by Free Spirit Publishing. This book was released on 2017-03-31 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J.K. Rowling's success is beyond impressive. Few authors in history have experienced anything like it. There are theme parks that recreate the Potter world, multiple films, rock bands named for Potter places and characters, websites dedicated to Potter lore, and Quidditch teams around the world. This high-interest biography details the fascinating life of the creator of the Harry Potter books-J.K. Rowling. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and featuring TIME content, this full-color nonfiction book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, detailed images, and in-depth Reader's Guide require students to connect back to the text and promote multiple readings. The Think Link and Dig Deeper! sections develop students' higher-order thinking skills, and the Check It Out! section includes suggested books, videos, and websites for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this text features complex and rigorous content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.
Download or read book J K Rowling Biography The Magic Spell that Created Harry Potter Robert Galbraith and The Wizarding World Revealed written by Chris Dicker and published by Chris Dicker. This book was released on with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Are you a fan of Harry Potter? Can't wait until you get the next book / movie of the Harry Potter series? Now you have the opportunity to learn more about Harry's creator. In this biography, you'll learn everything there's to know about JK Rowling and her inspiration to create one of the most influential novels of all time - over 300 millions book copies sold and reaching millions of fans...
Download or read book J K Rowling written by Neil Harmon and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-12-05 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. K. Rowling is a British novelist and screenwriter who is best known for writing the Harry Potter fantasy series. The books have won multiple awards, and sold more than 400 million copies. They have become the best-selling book series in history and been the basis for a series of films, over which Rowling had overall approval on the scripts and was a producer on the final films in the series.Born in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, Rowling was working as a researcher and bilingual secretary for Amnesty International when she conceived the idea for the Harry Potter series while on a delayed train from Manchester to London in 1990. The seven-year period that followed saw the death of her mother, birth of her first child, divorce from her first husband and relative poverty until the first novel in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, was published in 1997. There were six sequels, of which the last, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was released in 2007. Since then, Rowling has written four books for adult readers: The Casual Vacancy and-under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith-the crime fiction novels The Cuckoo's Calling, The Silkworm and Career of Evil.Rowling has lived a "rags to riches" life story, in which she progressed from living on state benefits to multi-millionaire status within five years. She is the United Kingdom's best-selling living author, with sales in excess of �238M. The 2016 Sunday Times Rich List estimated Rowling's fortune at �600 million, ranking her as the joint 197th richest person in the UK. Time magazine named her as a runner-up for its 2007 Person of the Year, noting the social, moral, and political inspiration she has given her fans. In October 2010, Rowling was named the "Most Influential Woman in Britain" by leading magazine editors. She has supported charities including Comic Relief, One Parent Families, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Great Britain and Lumos.
Download or read book 101 Amazing Facts about J K Rowling written by Holger Weßling and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2019-11-18 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We’ve all read - and loved - the adventures of Harry Potter and his friends in the Wizarding World. But what of the genius behind it all, J.K. Rowling? Was getting the first book published easy for her, or was it a long struggle? How did she come up with so many amazing ideas for the books? How did her own life influence the characters in the series, both good and bad? And what about her life away from magic and mystery? This fascinating book reveals over one hundred amazing facts about the author, numbered and organised into easy-to-read categories. Whether you simply enjoy a good biography, or are the world’s most dedicated Harry Potter fan, this is the perfect book for you!
Download or read book J K Rowling written by Jennifer Hunsicker and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2016-08 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the life and work of author J.K. Rowling.
Download or read book Meet J K Rowling written by S. Ward and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2005-12-15 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-read biography of J. K. Rowling, the English author of the popular Harry Potter series of children's books.
Download or read book J K Rowling written by Chris Bowman and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Starting at the age of six, J.K. Rowling knew she wanted to be an author. Her eventual creation of Harry Potter and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry sent Rowling into immediate fame. Grab a hold of your wand and enjoy this thrilling title for young readers.
Download or read book J K Rowling written by Ann Gaines and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the life and career of author J.K. Rowling.
Download or read book J K Rowling written by Joan Price and published by Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP. This book was released on 2004-07-08 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the life and career of J.K. Rowling, author of the best-selling "Harry Potter" books.
