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Scholastic: Timeless Picture Books
Can you motivate your young students to read more? Scholastic.com offers a list of timeless picture books to help you accomplish your goal. Along with the title there is a brief description of each book.
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No Water River: The Picture Book and Poetry Place
This fun website offers weekly blogs including poetry videos, picture book and poetry book overviews, activities for each book or poem, interviews with children's poets and illustrators, links to resources including information on poets,...
University of Guelph
Imagining Home in Children's Picture Books by Canadian Aboriginal Authors
What is the image of "home" in contemporary Canadian Aboriginal context, and how is it--and the forces that threaten it--addressed in children's books? Read a discussion of "home" in Aboriginal children's picture books and how "home" is...
Harold D. Underdown
Rhyming Picture Books: For Those Who Must
An informational site which provides the rules of rhyme and meter for picture books. Also includes links for further reading and study.
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Cincinnati Public Library: Kidspace: Online Storytime
Here, you will find several links to online picture books.
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The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
Learn all about the role of the illustrator and picture books by visiting this museum site. Founded by and named for renowned author and illustrator Eric Carle, this site includes a variety of information for learners, teachers, and...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Patterns and Picture Books
CarolHurst.com provides a sample chapter from Picturing Math, which teaches geometric concepts using picture books and activities.
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Realistic Appalachian Picture Books
Use this list for books about life in the Appalachian area of the county. Most are stories of contemporary life.
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Picture Book
This website provides resources for the illustrators and publishers of children's books. Here, fans of children's books can view several art portfolios and artists can create and manage their own online galleries.
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Children's Books About the Holocaust
An annotated bibliography of books about the Holocaust. Includes picture books, young adult fiction, and nonfiction including information about Anne Frank.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Activities: Dinosaur Picture Book
Learn who Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins was, and how his art contributed to our understanding of dinosaurs.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Barbara Cooney
This site contains a biography of Barbara Cooney, and a summary of each of her picture books. Pictures of each of her books are provided.
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The Big Picture Book of Viruses
This resource provides an extensive alphabetical list of viruses.
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Biographical Notes for Eric Carle
Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work is the familiar "The Very Hungry Caterpillar".
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Classroom Clues: Children's Literature for Understanding Economics
How do you teach obscure economic concepts to younger elementary students? One way is through children's literature. This site has a large variety of children's picture books that teach various economic concepts such as supply and...
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
This Is Finland: Society
Learn many interesting facts about the political system and the culture of Finland at this government resource. Includes links to extensive resources on government, population, immigration, religion, security, and social affairs. Be sure...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Dandelions
This site on the book "Dandelions" by Eve Bunting, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Jumanji
This site on the book "Jumanji" by Chris Van Allsburg, includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.
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Scholastic: Milly and the Macy's Parade
Resource guides the reader through this great book. Choose from different categories in before, during, and after you read. Take a quiz, create a story map, and write a book report.
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: Emily Arnold Mc Cully
This resource features a profile of Emily McCully, the noted children's book illustrator whose artwork has been included in the International Biennale at Bratislava, and who won a Christopher Award for Picnic, one of the many picture...
Aaron Shepherd
The Gifts of Wali Dad, a Tale of India and Pakistan
A reader's theater version of a folktale from India and Pakistan adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book "The Gifts of Wali Dad." For 15 players, ages 8-13, it contemplates questions of generosity....
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Henry Cole
Watch while noted children's book illustrator Henry Cole talks about how his teaching background and lifelong love of nature make illustrating his perfect job. Discover the process Cole follows to illustrate a picture book.
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Rachna Gilmore: Biography
Rachna Gilmore is a popular Canadian author of picture books and elementary novels. She provides biographical information and summaries of her books on this page.
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About darwin.com
This comprehensive site gives you all you need to know about Darwin and more. A timeline, pictures, books Darwin wrote, and links are just a few of the topics you will find on this site.
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