Arthur Dorros
Teacher Resource File

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Biography

You can visit Arthur Dorros at his home page.

Arthur Dorros was born in Washington, DC on May 19, 1950. As a kid, he always liked to draw but gave it up because he thought he wasn't very good! He rediscovered his love for drawing while he was in high school. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin.
Over the years, he tried many different jobs, including teaching. He loves traveling and has traveled around the world. As a result, he speaks excellent Spanish and writes some of his books in both English and Spanish. Another of his loves is nature. You can see that in the science books he has written. He not only writes and illustrates books for children but also is an excellent photographer. He presents workshops for teachers and students. His family lives in Seattle, Washington.

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Biography Links

Arthur Dorros Home Page
Arthur Dorros
Biographical sketch from Penguin Putnam

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Lesson Plans

SCORE Teacher Guide. Abuela
Second grade teacher's guide.
SCORE Teacher Guide. Abuela Spanish version
TeacherView. Abuela
Book review and activities
Ant Cities
Grade 2; ants and insects links; from EduPlace
Houses Around the World. Multicultural Lesson Plan
Uses This Is My House
Curriculum Bridges : Nature
K-3; Feel the Wind; language arts, social studies.
Bibliography
The Amazing Ant
Lesson plans, Internet links, bibliography. Ant Cities
The Letter W is for...
Activities, poems and songs, books for teaching letter, W. Weather,
watermelons, other themes. Feel the Wind
HBJ. Isla
Vocabulary, spelling, writing, games
Measurement Unit. Water Theme
Includes water bibliography. Follow the Water from Brook to Ocean.
By Deanne Azbell
The Storybook Station
Careers; dancer, Ten Go Tango
WebQuest. Celebrating the Harvest
Harvests in New Mexico and around the world; Radio Man/Don
Radio: A Story in English and Spanish
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Bibliography

ISLMC Arthur Dorros Bibliography

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