Byrd Baylor

Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Byrd Baylor, children's author, page. You will find biography, a bibliography, lesson plans and other resources on this page. See Authors & Illustrators of Children's and Young Adult Books for other children's authors. The ISLMC is a meta-site for librarians, teachers, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap. Page revised 7/6/00.

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Biography
And It Is Still That Way

Baylor talks about her writing; excerpt from the book

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Bibliography
Byrd Baylor Bibliography

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Book Reviews
Everybody Needs a Rock Book review from Carol Hurst
Guess Who My Favorite Person Is Book review from Carol Hurst
The Table Where Rich People Sit

Review by Carol Hurst
Famous Naturalists - Byrd Baylor

Discusses her contributions; from Exploring New Horizons Outdoor School

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Unit/Lesson Plans
Teacher CyberGuide: The Desert Is Theirs

K-3 Unit and lesson plans. 5 Teaching activities on deserts.

By Susan D. Murphy. From San Diego County Schools (SCORE)
The Desert is Theirs

Making a desert plant & animal guide book. Grades 3-5. Lesson plan
Collaborative Thematic Unit: Native Americans

Primary level; The Desert Is Theirs, Hawk, I'm Your Brother.
The Desert Is Theirs

Grade 3. From Eduplace
Everybody Needs a Rock Lesson plan. Grades 2-8. By Leslie Gordon. From ERIC
Collaborative Thematic Unit: Rocks

Primary-2; Everybody Needs a Rock
Earth Wisdom. When Clay Sings

Activities; discussion questions. From Kidstrek's Earth Wisdom unit.
The Desert Is Theirs

Discussion questions from Kidstrek
You're a Star!

Discussion questions for Baylor's other books, from Kidstrek
The Way to Start a Day

Grade 4; poetry; from Eduplace
Byrd Baylor: Featured Author and Native American Links

Some biography and links to Native American sites relevant to her books;

from Gold Oak Union School District

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ERIC Resources

Periodical articles referenced in ERIC can be obtained through your library or interlibrary loan. ERIC documents are relatively inexpensive to purchase. Larger libraries, as academic libraries, may have ERIC documents available. If these links do not work, you can search AskEric to obtain the information.

Celebrations. Windows on Social Studies: Multicultural Adventures through Literature

Grades 1-3. Theme: Celebrations By Joan Westley and Holly Melton.
Windows on Social Studies: Multicultural Adventures through Literature

Grades 1-3. Theme: Journeys. By Joan Westley and Holly Melton
Long Ago Times. Windows on Social Studies: Multicultural Adventures through Literature

Grades 1-3. Theme: Long Ago Times. By Joan Westley and Holly Melton.
Getting to Know You : Profiles of Children's Authors Featured in "Language Arts" 1985-90

compiled by Barbara Kiefer
Children's Response to Books about the American Southwest

Research study. John Warren Stewig
Children's Literature of the Southwest: Creative Springboard to Integrating the Language Arts

By Jean E. Whitmer.
One Small Blue Bead By Byrd Baylor Schweitzer.
Dancing Hearts: Creative Arts with Books Kids Love

By Martha Brady.

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