Childrens Literature
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The following sites are recommended for children from preschool through age 18, their parents, teachers, and other caregivers. Recommendations apply only to sites listed, not to any sites that may be linked from these sites. |
| 4KIDS |
This is a weekly feature published in newspapers all over North America. There is a collection of great Web sites and a way to nominate Web sites for the list. |
| American Girls Series |
An American Girl is a unique current girls' series by Valerie Tripp, Janet Beele Shaw, Connie Porter, Susan S. Adler, and Maxine Schur. The series title is American Girls Collection. The American Girls stories are told through the eyes of girls living in different time periods. This site expands on the stories and has a club for fans of American Girls. |
| Animorphs Page |
The home page for this popular paperback series of young people with the capacity to morph into animals of great power in order to fight alien enemies. Written by K.A. Applegate. |
| Avi's Home Page |
Avi, author of such stories as The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Nothing But the Truth, and The Fighting Ground, answers questions and talks about his books. |
| Berenstain Bears |
The official Berenstain Bears site, includes activities and lists of books. |
| Book Hive |
The Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (N.C.) Public Library created this children's book review site. Search for reviews by author, title, genre, reading level, or number of pages. |
| Bookmuse's Kid's Corner |
This site promotes the reading of great books through provoking questions and support materials that encourage reading and book discussion. Arranged by reading level and genre. www.bookmuse.com |
| Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site |
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. |
| Goodnight Stories |
This is the place to come if you want to curl up with a good cyber book or just play a game. |
| Goosebumps Page |
Enter if you dare! Meet R. L. Stine and the many tales he has created for you in this scary place. |
| Guys Read |
Author Jon Scieszka makes suggestions for a literacy program that connects boys with books they want to read. |
| Harper Childrens.com |
A place to do fun things, learn about books, and meet authors. This is an exciting site maintained by Harper Collins for its children's books. |
| Harry Potter |
The official site of J. K. Rowling, author. |
| Holiday Origins in America |
Offers detailed information on numerous holidays, as well as interesting holiday facts. |
| Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators |
A categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. |
| KidsConnect: Ask a Question |
Are you a K-12th grade student looking for information on the Internet for a report or project to do for school? Let KidsConnect, the online question answering and referral service, help you out! |
| KidsConnect Favorite Web Sites |
Point-and-click your way to the Web sites our KidsConnect school library media specialists have found most helpful for K-12 students! |
| Kid's Space |
The site has rapidly developed into many sections, including creative activities communication pages and sections for learning basic computer skills. Good audio clips of music by kids are available in three options. |
| Kidworld |
A good example of kids' writing on the Internet, including particularaly good games and puzzles in an online format. |
| MarcoPolo |
And this is the place to visit if you would like Internet content for the classroom. |
| Reference Desk |
And this is the place to visit if you need reference materials. |
