Children's Literature
- http://www.ala.org/alsc/Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC): This division of the American Library Association supports providing "the best library services to our nation's children." It includes the Newbery Medal Home Page, the Caldecott Medal Home Page, and resources for parents, caregivers, kids, teachers, and librarians, including "Cool Sites for Kids." The ALSC site is the hot spot for the announcement of the Caldecott and Newbery winners and Honor books.
- http://www.ala.org/yalsa/Young Adult Library Services Association: This site for YA librarians is sponsored by the American Library Association and contains numerous "best" lists for books, films, and videos, news; and information about grants and publications.
- http://www.carolhurst.com/Carol Otis Hurst's Children's Literature: Ms. Hurst, an author & language arts consultant, & her daughter Rebecca Ottis, an author & computer consultant, provide a collection of book reviews, curriculum ideas, themes, & professional topics that will especially appeal to teachers. A quarterly children's literature newsletter is available by e-mail, & past issues are archived. Click on table of contents to find book titles by grade level.
- http://www.cbcbooks.org/The Children's Book Council: This nonprofit association of children's book publishers and packagers and producers of related literacy materials for children sponsors National Children's Book Week each November. The site includes an online catalog of support materials and original articles of interest written by specialists.
- http://www.childrenslit.com/Book, book authors, biography reviews. Includes a comprehensive database.
- http://college.hmco.com/education/burns/teach_read/8e/students/weblinks/Quality reading web links from Houghton Mifflin (Burns/Roe/Smith).
- http://dg036.k12.sd.us/uop.htmA unit and rubrics for first grade centered around the book "Corduroy".
- http://www.educationworld.com/Education World site with lesson plans, technology integration, tools for teachers, strategies that work. Children's literature along with book reviews and suggested readings.
- http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/etext/index.htmlElectronic Text Center at the University of Virginia Library. Read books on your computer or through a Palm Pilot.
- http://www.fairrosa.info/Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature: The special feature of this site is the organization of discussions from the children's literature listservs, making it easy for researchers to assess past topics. Fairrosa, the pseudonym for Roxanne Hsu Feldman, a school library media specialist at Dalton School in New York City, also includes thematic booklists, awards, numerous links to dragon book lists and Internet sites, reviews, etc.
- http://familycrafts.about.com/od/homemadebooks/a/storysackindex.htmFind Story Sacks for: The Big Red Barn, Little House on the Prairie, The Mitten, The Pokey Little Puppy, The Very Hungary Caterpillar and the Wizard of Oz. A Story sack is simply a bag or sack of some sort, which contains a story book along with related craft ideas, games, and other fun stuff.
- http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch/Special parents and educator section (includes teacher guides) plus author information.. Send email postcards, or play fun games! Includes lots of links to other associated web sites.
- http://k6educators.about.com/Elementary Educators: By using their search box, you can find information on rubrics (assessments), Graphic Organizers, Newbery book information and lesson plans.
- http://k6educators.about.com/od/lessonplanheadquarters/Lesson_Plan_Headquarters.htmLesson Plan Headquarters
- http://k6educators.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.educationalpress.org/Print flashcards, word lists, and worksheets from your own desktop printer. You can customize the format and even print items that correlate to popular primary age books.
- http://kids.nypl.org/New York Public Library: Includes "On-Lion for Kids", book reviews and a special section for Parents and Teachers, arts and games.
- http://www.kidsreads.comFree newsletter, suggested reads, write to authors, and info on starting a book club.
- http://www.koko.org/Koko the gorilla. The book from "KoKo's Kitten".
- http://mgfx.com/kidlit/This site is primarily for kids to review books or submit their own works.
- http://www.mhhe.com/socscience/education/kidlit/McGraw-Hill web site for children's literature.
- http://www.nancykeane.comLook for ready-to-use booktalks, lists of recommended reading, book reviews by other children or other information about children's literature.
- www.poetryzone.ndirect.co.uk/Young writer's clubhouse. Pick up tips and ideas for writing. Poetry gallery, competition page, teacher zone, links, tips, and poet interviews.
- www.readwritethink.orgLessons, standards,, web resources, student materials.
- http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/index.jspFor kids: games, contests and books. For families: activities, information and advice. For teachers: Lessons, activities and tools.
- http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC): The School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison maintains this Web site. The center's non-circulating collection provides an excellent research library for adults with an interest in children's and young adult literature. Learn about CCBC collections, upcoming events, and publications, and/or subscribe to the center's monthly thematic discussion listserv (CCBC-Net); select the "CCBC Publications" link to access CCBC publications available on the web.
- http://yahelp.suffolk.lib.ny.usYoung Adult Librarian's Help: Developed by young adult librarian Patrick Jones and now edited by the staff of the Kansas City Public Library, this is designed to gather resources on and off the Web to help librarians serving teens. There are several hundred links, including many sites for teens themselves.
- http://www.nfbkids.ca/Highly animated. Write stories with animation.
- http://www.readinga-z.com
- http://www.brainpop.com
