These autobiographical accounts read like conversations with familiar friends. The authors? words draw readers into their lives, and the excellent full-color photographs of home, working environment, and family help children participate in their worlds. This series is ideal for both library collections and classroom use. The authors share their lives with students, relate to students as peers, and describe and model the writing process in these books. Also, the books contain essential primary source material for author studies. Can be used in kindergarten through sixth grade classrooms to enhance an author study or demonstrate the creative process that goes into writing a book. The books are written on a second grade reading level. 32 pages per book. Set of 30.