Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: At the Fireside by Mary D. Brine, Et. Al.

For Students 1st - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book At the Fireside by Mary D. Brine, et. al. (1890), a collection of one hundred original, illustrated children's stories by various authors.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Every Girl's Stories

For Students 7th - 9th
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Every Girl's Stories, a collection of stories for children by various authors.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Merry Moments by w.b. Conkey Company

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Merry Moments by W.B. Conkey Company (c1894), a collection of illustrated stories and poems by various authors.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Magnet Stories by w.h.g. Kingston, Et Al

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Magnet Stories for Summer Days and Winter Nights by W.H.G. Kingston, et al (c1875), a collection of illustrated short stories by various authors.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

For Students 5th - 9th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1888). This is the children's classic Robinson Crusoe plus a memoir of the author and an essay on his writings.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1861), including a biography of the author.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Defoe

For Students 5th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1861), including a memoir of the author.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Paul and Virginia by Bernardin De Saint Pierre

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Paul and Virginia by Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1892), a novel set on the island of Mauritius under French rule tells the story of two friends who fall in love. It...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1861), "from this world to that which is to come delivered under the similitude of a dream" with a memoir of the author.
Unit Plan
Other

Nancy Polette: "The Whipping Boy" Literature Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A booktalk, sample vocabulary activity and a writing activities are the features of this brief literature guide by author and former librarian Nancy Polette.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Abel's Island

For Students 3rd - 8th
This book review of William Steig's Abel's Island features suggestions for comparisons to other survival stories.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Train to Somewhere

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site contains a review of the book "Train to Somewhere," as well as related books and other Internet sites.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: When I Was Young In, a Literature to Language Experience

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Past meets present in this lesson in which learners practice verb tense when they write personal short stories that they then publish in a flip book.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit

For Students 3rd - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This early 1900's work was written by Edith Nesbit, author of the Bastable series, Psammead series, House of Arden series, and other notable children's novels.
Primary
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Author: Margaret Penrose

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site features links to the full text of five novels for young readers by Margaret Penrose: Dorothy Dale, The Motor Girls, The Motor Girls on a Tour, The Motor Girls On Cedar Lake, and The Motor Girls on Waters Blue.
Website
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

David Wiesner: The Origin of a Wordless Author

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides a concise and informative biography of David Weisner.
eBook
Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Elsie's Children by Martha Finley

For Students 4th - 8th
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Elsie's Children, the sixth book from the late 1800's series, "Elsie Dinsmore." This series was written by Martha Finley.
Handout
Scholastic

Scholastic: Author Studies Homepage Beverly Cleary

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Biography on children's author Beverly Cleary along with a listing of her awards that she has won throughout the years.
Website
University of South Florida

Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find stories, novels, and poems from more than one hundred authors. Download select works as MP3 files or read or listen to them online. Available selections span a wide range of literature, from nursery rhymes to the philosophy of...
Website
Other

Chris Van Allsburg

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the official website for the children's author, Chris Van Allsburg. Includes a biography, interviews, timeline, and many interactive activities. Click on one of his works to take a sneak peek at the book. Winner of the Caldecott...
Activity
Other

Bab Books: On Line Stories and Resources for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Collection of children's books online. Some of the books are "Talking books," and children can create their own story by using Adlib and even have the story read back to them.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Because of Winn Dixie

For Students 3rd - 8th
Great site for using cross-curriculum sources after reading Because of Winn-Dixie. This site contains a scrapbook, play, information about the author, movie slideshow and much more.
Article
International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
Article
International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...