Biographies

Biography

 * Before you choose a person and start researching, come up with ideas and questions: **

"A great biography is driven by great questions.Boring questions produce boring answers.Boring answers put readers to sleep.Simple lists of facts are a bit like dry cereal . . .no milk . . . no fruit . . .no taste! The Biography Maker


 * There are some good starting points on our library homepage: **


 * Library Catalogues: **
 * GHMS Destiny Library Catalogue - search for "biography" or for the person's name. Browse in non-fiction in 920 & 921
 * GVPL - Greater Victoria Public Library


 * Encyclopedia ** :
 * World Book Encyclopedia


 * Database - Magazines & Newspapers **
 * EBSCO - Canadian Student Research Center

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