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Web Siting Children's Literature R. Scott Elementary Literature Sites Ann Arbor
District Library: World of Reading A great
place for students to be able to submit reviews. Features hundreds of
searchable book reviews that are written by children. URL: http://www.worldreading.org/ Fairfax
County Public Library Click on
"Good Reading" to access an impressive annotated archive of
recommended reading lists. URL: http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/library California
Department of Education--Recommended Literature (K-12) Contains a
collection of outstanding literature for children for children and adolescents
in grades kindergarten through grade 12. The booklists are annotated and are
searchable by grade level, language, culture, genre and type of book. URL: http://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/rl/ll/ The Book
Hive Contains
short book reviews which are categorized by age level. Under "My
Booklist", one can create their own booklist and save it for future
reference. Carol
Hurst's Children's Literature Site This site
includes reviews of great children's books, author pages, classroom activities,
lesson plans, and professional topics. URL: http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html Children's
Literature Web Guide URL: http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown More
Elementary Literature Sites Guys Read This site is
author Jon Scieszka's push for getting boys to read books. URL: http://guysread.com/ Nancy
Polette's Children's Literature Site Check out
Nancy Pollette's "Best Books" list for a wide selection of picture
books, junior novels and juvenile nonfiction. Several sample literature guides
that you can use in your classroom are also available. URL: http://www.nancypolette.com/ International
Reading Association: Choices View
informative booklists which are available through the International Reading
Association. Recommendations are based on a national poll of teachers and
students. These lists are published annually and typically represent favorite
recently published books. URL: http://www.reading.org/choices Waterboro
Public Library Visit this
site for links to several book lists for children. Book lists are arranged by
topic. URL: http://www.waterborolibrary.org/bklistj.htm Access to
Local Library Catalogs Minuteman
Library Network Catalog URL: http://library.minlib.net/ Library
Catalog: C/W Mars Libraries in Central Massachusetts URL: http://cmars.cwmars.org/search~s12
So...How Do
You Say That Name? Pronouncing
Dictionary of Authors' Names URL: http://mainst.monterey.k12.ca.us/library/libpg/Dictionary/dict.html Lists and
More Lists Classic
Reading Lists The Kids
Reads Classic Reading List is a compilation of more than 100 remarkable classic
children's books broken out by reader ability. The authors feel that the books
contained on the list "have risen above thousands of other titles when it
comes to reader enthusiasm." URL: http://www.kidsreads.com/lists/classic-lists.asp
Children's
Classics List from The Horn Book Here one
will find an extensive listing of children's classics with associated descriptions
arranged by age group. Horn Book's new PDF file is the best way to print
ChildrenÕs Classics. ItÕs 14 pages long in an easy-to-read format. PRINT IT IN
DRAFT MODE TO SAVE YOUR INK! URL: http://www.hbook.com/childclass1.shtml Fairrosa
Cyber Library of Children's Literature Use this
site to link to a collection of classics available at the Classic Book Library
or to additional links to individual children's classic titles. These classic literature
titles have the books online for your reading pleasure! URL: http://www.fairrosa.info/readingroom.html
- classics Just In Case
You Needed to Know More American
Library Association: Challenged and Banned Books Writing-World.com:
A World of Writing Tips...For Writers Around the World Here you
will find a brief but valuable article entitled "Understanding Children's
Writing Genres" by Laura Backes, the author of "Best Books for Kids
Who (Think They) Hate to Read. From the viewpoint of an individual in the
children's book field, this article is a definitive glossary of children's
publishing genres. URL: http://www.writing-world.com/children/genres.shtml Internet
School Library Media Center Children's Literature & Language Arts Resources Going,
going, almost gone! Take a look at this whole site soon as the author is,
unfortunately, taking it down. Click on the heading "The Genres" for
several links to articles about nonfiction for children and young adults. URL: http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm CBC:
Children's Book Council An
informative essay entitled "Choosing Award-winning Nonfiction Writing for
Children: Three Perspectives". URL: http://www.cbcbooks.org/html/choosing_award-winning_nonfict.html Beyond Once
Upon a Time An article
by Nell K. Duke about ways in which informational text read alouds can
dramatically boost comprehension. Duke states that the key is talking about the
text. URL: http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/nov03_infotext.htm
Picturing
Books: A Website About Picture Books As we
discuss nonfiction or informational books, take a look at "Resources"
and follow the link to "Informational Picture Books" where you will
find great information about types, characteristics, attributes, authors,
resources, and awards related to nonfiction children's literature. URL: http://picturingbooks.imaginarylands.org/ Go Forth and Sell Those
Books...Booktalk! Nancy
Keane's Booktalks -- Quick and Simple Updated
monthly, this is an invaluable database of booktalks for children's literature!
In addition to locating booktalks by title, author, and subject, you can search
by interest level. You will also find booktalking tips as well as book review
sources. Take time to explore; there is so much offered. URL: http://nancykeane.com/booktalks/about.htm
Tall Tales
and Legends Tall Tales
and American Folklore URL: http://www.millville.org/Workshops_f/Dich_FOLKLORE/FOLKTEXT/folkhome.htm |
