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Learning About Authors

A kindergarten worksheet to introduce students to the concept of authors and their role in creating books.

Kindergarten ELA ReadingReading Genres and TypesLiteratureAuthor Biographies
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.K.8

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ELAKindergartenAuthorsReadingBiography
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Learning About Authors

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Read the questions carefully and answer them.

An author is a special person who writes books! They think of stories and draw pictures to go with them. When you read a book, an author wrote it for you!

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1. What does an author do?

a

Sings songs

b

Writes books

c

Drives a car

d

Eats food

2. An author thinks of   for books.

3. Authors sometimes draw   for their books.

4. Authors make up stories.

T

True

F

False

5. What is your favorite book? Who do you think wrote it?

6. Draw a picture for a story you would like to write. What would your story be about?