Jerry Spinelli homepage: There are even links to have your own writing
published (click on "Fun Stuff").
http://www.jerryspinelli.com
Avi homepage
http://www.avi-writer.com/about_avi
A great grammar site...and it's fun too!
http://www.funbrain.com/grammar/
Determining an Author's Purpose
http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/match/term/matchgeneric2.asp?filename=kderitteauth
Summarizing for the Main Ideas
http://www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/reading.cfm?str=reading&num=11&act=4&que=1
Simile Information
http://www.worsleyschool.net/socialarts/simile/page2.html
Chinese Proverbs--use with "Yang the Youngest and his Terrible Ear"
http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/China/proverb.html
Understanding what you read
http://www.brainchild.com/gen/readingtest.asp?study=0&mixed=1&testCatLevelID=183&testname=&catlevelname=Reading%2B%2D%2BGrade%2B5&testCatLevelStrandID=-1&qsName=&testmap=1
This is a great site that you can use to help you find a book that is "just
right" for you!
http://www.bookadventure.org
Are you interested in learning more about a particular author?
http://www.authortracker.com/
Fact and Opinion
http://www.quia.com/jq/24723.html
A website designed to help boys and their parents find some "guy" books.
Check it out!
http://www.guysread.com
The Westing Game
http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214945/
On-Lion for Kids: Reviews The New York Public Library's website
for kids. This site offers books reviews, as well as movie, music, and
website reviews.
Please note the range of ages (Kindergarten through 8th grade), so not all
books and movies recommended will be appropriate for elementary grades.
http://kids.nypl.org/reviews/
Which book is first? Which book comes next? Is there a second book to that
enthralling novel I just finished?
Your answer can be found here, which is put out by Missouri's Mid-Continent
Public Library System.
What will they think of next!
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/
Lester Laminack's website--great children's book author.
You can discover a bit about his life and find answers to a few of the
questions children often ask during his school visits.
http://www.lesterlaminack.com
While working on your ABC books, this is a great website to use that will
help you organize your book.
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/alphabet/
This is an awesome website! Use this website to find the "Frindle-like"
words for the scavenger hunt. Happy Hunting!
http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/
This link is from Handy!
For each word you get right, the "Free Rice" donates 20 grains of rice
through the United Nations to help end world hunger!
Give it a try!
http://www.freerice.com/
Q&A with Jerry Spinelli!
http://www.carr.org/authco/spinelli-j.htm
Check out Gary Paulsen's website. This site offers biographical information
about the author, survival tips, information on upcoming books, and much
more!
http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/about.html
Get to know the author of "The Tiger Rising," Kate DiCamillo! Here you can
read pieces from HER Writer's Notebook, check out the answers to frequently
asked questions, and read her mini-biography!
http://www.katedicamillo.com/