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Children's Literature Web Resources |
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Attention Everyone! Have you heard of the nonprofit organization First Book? This is a wonderful organization
that helps put brand new books in the hands of children who need them most. Now untill Dec. 31sth, Random House books is matching
all donations! You can donate any amount and for every $2.50 you donate, you will provide 2 books! I currently
donated only $10 as was able to give 8 books to kids in need. You can make your donation in honor of someone special, or in
memory of a loved one. There are other ways you can help too! Please check out this site and tell your friends! http://www.firstbook.org/site/c.lwKYJ8NVJvF/b.674095/k.CC09/Home.htm Need more information on Children's Literature?.....You have come to the right place! Multicultural Children's Literature This page list a ton of other websites that discuss multiculturalism in Children’s Literature and also have
review for many books. http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/presrvce/pe3lk28.htm Children’s Literature Web Guide This website discusses the latest news in children’s literature and has many other helpful resources for teachers,
parents, writers and much more. There is also a very interesting discussion board. Carol Hurst’s Children’s Literature Site This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of
books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics. Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database This is a subscription only website. I thought it looked really interesting so I signed up for the free trial to check
it out. (the annual subscription is $295 a year) WOW this sight was sooo cool. It has over 300,000 children’s book reviews
and pulled up information for every book that I entered. It was fantastic! You can search by author, illustartor, award winners,
age groups, reading levels, genres and much more! I think this would be a great resource for children’s lit students,
and perhaps can get the public library or UNM to subscribe to it for us! Database of Award Winning Children’s Literature This is a free data base that helps direct you to quality children’s literature and allow you to search by age of
reader, language, format, culture, awards etc. There is also a section that discusses the awards given out for Children’s
literature- the criteria, and origin of the award, who decides the winner etc.- including the familiar Caldecott and Newberry
awards, as well as many, many more! Classics for Young Readers This website not only lists many classic books for young readers (or young at heart!) but the most fantastic thing about
it is that you don’t have to go anywhere to get the books mentioned here- they are all available to read online! There
are many of the great classic books including works from well know authors such as Hans Christian Anderson, L. Frank Baum,
Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Washington Irving and many more. Great place to find classics to read and read them all in
the same place. Awesome website. The S Collection This website has large children’s book archive that list great books each month(they change each month, but you can
get all the past months) They list the title, author, publishing year and brief description. This page also books listed by
popular themes and genres. Good site. Best Children’s Books This is an interesting website that has a long list of classic children’s books and has links to helpful topic such
as how to find a book in the category you are looking for/ themes/ reading level etc. Children’s Book Council This website cover too much name! It introduces new books that are hot off the press, an author and illustrator directory,
reading list, tips for perspective writers and more. This site also gives great tips on helping children choose appropriate
books. McGraw- Hill Website for Children’s Literature This website is a great resource for teachers! It has many links to lesson plan ideas, stories, integration ideas and more.
It discusses important topics in children’s literature, news, and even has a place for you to post your thoughts and
ideas. Great page! A to Z Teacher Stuff WOW!! This website is so cool! It has tons of literature lesson plans! It has articles, tips, printable worksheets and
books, and tons of great ideas. It lists information by themes, grade level, and reading level. This is a very useful website
for education students and teachers already in the classroom. Love it! Literature Circles.Com I used this sight to get a better understanding of literature cirles. This site has great ideas about how to use liteature
cirlces in the classroom and gives access to great articles. It also gives books that have been reviewed by kids. Great site!http://www.literaturecircles.com/ Eutopia This is the George Lucas Educational Foundation website (there is aalso a magazine). This site provides great links that
discuss issues in the classroom and parental involvement. Also has interesting articles. http://www.edutopia.org/node/446 American Associations of College for Teachers Education This website discusses interesting topics such as parental engagement and education on national and governmental levels
and premotes educational advocacy and leadership. http://www.aacte.org/index.php Ebay I list this site because it is a very useful resource for collecting children's books for your own collection and future
classroom libraries. I bought a set of 22Tomie dePaola books on ebay for 39.99. My daughter loves his illustrations
and I know they will be great for an author's study once I am in the classroom. Ebay.com Children's Storybooks Online This site offers several story books that can be read online. Many of them are interactive. This site also gives links
to online games based on books and further activities using the stories. http://www.magickeys.com/books/ Kidica This website gives ideas about what books to read to what ages. It also had lots of links. http://www.kidica.com/kids-entertainment/kids-activities/childrens-books.aspx
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