George Ancona
Teacher Resource File

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center George Ancona page. The ISLMC is a meta-site for librarians, teachers, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or a sitemap. Be sure to visit your school or public library to find books by your favorite authors.


[Biography] [Lesson Plans] [ERIC Resources] [Bibliography]

Biography

George Ancona
Biography, bibliography, interview.
From Scholastic
Meet George Ancona
Biographical sketch from EduPlace
George Ancona
Some biography from Virginia Hamilton Conference

[Back to Top]

Lesson Plans

Bananas - From Manolo to Margie
Economics & Geography, Grades 3-5 by Barbara Yingling.
Uses Ancona's book, Bananas - From Manolo to Margie
Agriculture and Farming. History
American Family Farm is on reading list
KinderArt - Make A Pinata - Sculpture and Collage
Ancona's The Pinata Maker
Medieval Times. Making A Stained Glass Window
Cutters, Carvers and the Cathedral
Activity Sheet. Pioneer Children of Appalachia
From the book by Joan Anderson, illustrated by George Ancona.
Activity from EduPlace

[Back To Top]

ERIC Resources

For abstracts of the following, please search AskERIC directly.

Popular Nonfiction Authors for Children. A Biographical and Thematic Guide

By Flora R. Wyatt, Margaret Coggins, and Jane Hunter. ED416905
George Ancona: Photographer and Writer
By Rosalinda B. Barrera, Language Arts, Oct. 1997.

[Back to Top]

Bibliography

Barnes & Noble. Books by George Ancona

[Back to Top]

Search Tool

Return to:
Children's & YA Authors & Illustrators
Children's Literature/Elementary Resources
YA Lit/Middle & Secondary Resources


Site administrator: Inez Ramsey, Professor Emeritus
James Madison University
E-mail: ramseyil@jmu.edu