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Lt Scotland: Storybook Web
Stories from Scotland! This website highlights a collection of children's stories by four famous Scottish authors. Play games, listen to read-alouds, complete a cloze activity, and listen to how the authors got the ideas for their stories.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Serendipitous Crazy Illustrations
In this lesson, Flotsam, written by David Wiesner, is used as a mentor text. Young scholars will analyze the author's use of crazy illustrations and word choices. Students will then use a game on this web site where they will click to...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Train to Somewhere
This site contains a review of the book "Train to Somewhere," as well as related books and other Internet sites.
Indiana University
Harriet Beecher Stowe Wright Fiction Collection
Full-text works by Harriet Beecher Stowe can be viewed as facsimiles of the original books, as PDF documents, and as plain text.
Scholastic
Scholastic Interview: Biography Emily Arnold Mc Cully
This site provides a biography of McCully with links to an interview she did with Scholastic students. This resource also includes a booklist with synopses.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Book Sorting: Using Observation and Comprehension
Critical thinking, comprehension and analysis skills are the focus of this physical activity. Good beginning to teaching different ways of looking at things.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Dalton's Law of Partial Pressure: Audio Book
This audio book provides a quick review of Dalton's law of partial pressure. The author narrates with the help of a picture, equations, and a description of how to use the equations.
Other
Book Browse: Barbara Kingsolver Biography
This is a well-written, detailed biography of the author Barbara Kingsolver. Also includes a small picture and a link to a list of her books.
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Why Solutions Form: Audio Book
Listen to the author, Mark Bishop, describe how solutions form and how substances dissolve in different solutions. View a chapter map and many pictures to help understand the topic.
Other
Simms Taback: Interview With the 2000 Caldecott Winner
Contains interview of Taback after he won the Caldecott Medal for "Joseph Had a Little Overcoat".
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jane Yolen Lesson Plans
Web English Teacher provides links to lesson plans, learning activities and more for several specific titles from Jane Yolen's work.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Tomie De Paola's Biography
This resource features a booklist for Tomie dePaola. There is a summary and a picture of each book.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader
Classic Reader offers over 3000 unabridged texts of works which are in the public domain. These texts are primarily from the 19th and early 20th century, but some are older, including many of Shakespeare's works. Many authors' works are...
Other
James Gurney: Dinotopia
Dinotopia is a fabulous series by James Gurney that takes place in a fantasy world populated with humans and dinosaurs. The books were made into a television miniseries which is available on DVD. The Dinotopia site is rich with pictures...
Other
The Official Jane Yolen Website
The most complete information you can get on author Jane Yolen! Teachers, writers, kids- everyone can find something here. Lots of pictures too!
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Robert Mc Closkey
A brief biography of author Robert McCloskey which discusses his famous book, "Make Way for Ducklings."
EL Education
El Education: Frozen Cup Man
This children's book for young readers was created by a third-grade student at New Song Academy in Baltimore, MD. It was part of a project of celebrating local heroes: people who contribute to help the community. The neighborhood in...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera by Victor Appleton
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera, an adventure multi-chapter book from 1912, written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main...
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone by Victor Appleton
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. One work is Tom Swift and His Photo Telephone, an adventure multi-chapter book from 1914, written by the ghost writer Victor Appleton. In this book's quest, the main...
Aaron Shepherd
Savitri, a Tale of Ancient India (Reader's Theater)
A reader's theater version of a folktale from India has been adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book "Savitri." For ages 9-15, the story's female hero is full of determination, courage, and devotion....
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....
Aaron Shepherd
The Battle of Song, a Hero Tale of Finland (Rt)
A reader's theater version of a Finnish folktale adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book "The Maiden of Northland." For eight players, ages 11 and up. Performance length is six minutes. You will find links...
Aaron Shepherd
Forty Fortunes, a Tale of Iran (Reader's Theater)
A reader's theater version of a folktale from Iran for 11 players, ages 8 and up. The performance length is ten minutes. Adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book "Forty Fortunes." You will find links to name...
Aaron Shepherd
The Magic Brocade, a Tale of China (Reader's Theater)
A reader's theater version of a folktale from China for nine players, ages 8-15. It touches on themes related to following one's dreams and the creative process. Adapted by children's book author Aaron Shepard from his picture book "The...