Who is Andrew

Clements?
He is….
A famous
America
n Writer
Background Information
Born in Camden, New Jersey in
1949 (71 years old)
Favorite color: Blue
Favorite food: Pizza
Collects: Pencils & Pen
(Frindles)
Enjoys: Playing guitar and
writing songs!
He loves
to read
and to
write!
Who taught
Mr. Clements His parents
to love
reading? were avid
readers and
they gave that
love of books
 “During my senior year at
Springfield High School my English
Who teacher, Mrs. Bernice Rappel, handed
taught Mr. back a poem I’d written. Two things
were amazing about that paper. First,
Clements I’d gotten an A—a rare event in this
to love teacher’s class. And she’d also
written in large, scrawly red writing,
writing? “Andrew—this poem is so funny.
This should be published!’ “
 Published over 80 books for students your age!

His work Most of his books center around the theme:

SCHOOL!!
Some of his most
famous books are:
 What’s next?
Time to explore Andrew’s work!
References
About Andrew Clements: Then
and Now
https://www.andrewclements.co
m/about