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AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS SITES
Jonathan
Allen. British author/illustrator of such books as Dragon Dramatics
and Two By Two By Two. This site offers a cat picture each week.
ACHUKA.
News, reviews, interviews, and author profiles of British authors and poets.
Interviews with authors/illustrators like Anthony Browne are a special
treat.
Authors
and Illustrators. An extensive list of links to author/illustrator
information.
Authors
& Illustrators (Simon & Schuster). If itís information on an
author or illustrator that you require, this site has just what you need.
Authors
& Illustrators (Penguin Putnam). The publisher's site includes
a page with author biographies and a schedule of author appearances in
schools, libraries, and bookstores.
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.
Haemi
Balgassi. She is the author of Peacebound Trains and Tao's
Sonata.
John
Bellairs. Bellairs is the author of The House with a
Clock in Its Walls and The Curse of the Blue Figurine.
Ludwig
Bemelmans. Enjoy the fun of getting to know the creator and his books
about Madeline.
Enid
Blyton. Visit and learn about the author of the Famous Five, Secret
Seven, Malory Towers, and St Clares series.
Jan
Brett's Home Page. Youíll find everything from trolls to armadillos
on this author/illustratorís page. She has created The Mitten, That
Hat, Armadillo Rodeo, The Trouble with Trolls, and Berlioz the Bear.
Joseph
Bruchac. Abenaki Indian storyteller and writer of tales such as Thirteen
Moons on Turtleís Back and A Boy Called Slow.
Official
Eric Carle Web Site. For fans of the famous author/illustrator
and his books such as The Very Hungry Catepillar, Do You Want To Be
My Friend, and Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me.
Lewis
Carroll Collection. For lovers of the author of Alice in Wonderland.
Centro
para el Estudio de Libros Infantiles y Juveniles en Espanol. (Center
for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents) A large
site on books written in Spanish for children.
Beverly
Cleary Sculpture Garden, Portland, Oregon. There are sculptures of
Henry Huggins, Ramona Quimby, and Ribsy in a park only a few blocks from
the real Klickitat Street!
Learning
About the Author and Illustrator Pages. Many readers are curious about
the creators of the books they like. The more than 500 links to author/illustrator
sites included here will help to satisfy that curiosity.
Karen
Pederson's Beverly Cleary Home Page. A fun page by a big
fan of this famous author who wrote Henry Huggins, Ramona the Pest,
and Dear Mr. Henshaw.
The
Roald Dahl Home Page. This is a treasure house of information about
the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant
Peach, Matilda, and Fantastic Mr. Fox.
Virginia
Hamilton. A wonderful author who wrote The House of Dies Drear and
The
People Could Fly. She also won the Newbery Award for M.C. Higgins
the Great and was awarded the Newbery Honor for The Planet of Junior
Brown and Sweet Whispers, Brother Rush.
Deborah
Hopkinson. Author of Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt and Birdieís
Lighthouse.
Official
Brian Jacques Home Page. If youíre a fan of the Redwall books, hereís
the site for you! It includes information on the author of Redwall,
Mattimeo and The Long Patrol.
The
Paul Jennings File. Try out Jenningsí Gizmo! Visit all of the portions
of this Australian writerís site. He wrote Unreal! and Sink the Gizmo.
Jane
Kurtz. Welcome to the site of the author of Fire on the Mountain and
Pulling the Lionís Tale.
Astrid
Lindgren. Visit and learn about the author of the Pippi Longstocking
adventures.
The
Mary E. Lyons Den. Learn about the author who wrote Sorrowís Kitchen
and Letters from a Slave Girl.
Suse
MacDonald. Learn about the author/illustrator of the Caldecott Honor
book Alphabatics.
Ann
McGovern. Look at actual photos showing the author swimming with sharks
and sitting on a camel. She is the author of many books including Lady
in the Box and If You Grew Up in Colonial Times.
Robin
McKinley. The official site for this fantasy author who wrote Blue
Sword and Beauty and won the Newbery for The Hero and the Crown.
Learning
About Jim Murphy. This site should answer your questions about the
author of The Great Fire and A Young Patriot as well as offer some
special insights into his work.
Katherine
Paterson Web Site. The official site called Terabithia that explores
the work of the author of Bridge to Terabithia, The Great Gilly Hopkins,
Lyddie, and Jacob Have I Loved.
Dave
Pilkey. Great fun wondering through this site created by author and
illustrator Dav Pilkey who wrote The Paperboy, Kat Kong, and Dogzilla.
Gary
Paulsen. Here is the author of Hatchet, Dogsong,
The Crossing, The Winter Room, and other great reads.
Patricia
Polacco. Information on the author/illustrator of Pink and Say, The
Keeping Quilt, and The Bee Tree.
Carolyn
Purdy. A charming site by the author of Mrs. Merriwether's Musical
Cat.
Robert
Quackenbush. This site presents the author, his books, school visits,
and workshops. His books include Henry Babysits, Sherlock Chick and the
Giant Egg Mystery, and the Miss Mallard Mystery Series.
Maurice
Sendak: A Western Canon, Jr. Heís been called ìthe Picasso
of childrenís booksî and ìone of the most powerful men in the United States.î
Here is a great deal of information about Sendak, the author/illustrator
of Where the Wild Things Are.
Janet
Stevens. She is the illustrator of To Market, To Market and Gates of
the Wind, and she wrote and illustrated From Pictures to Words (A Book
About Making a Book).
Colin
Thompson. Australian author/illustrator of wonderful stories like Tower
to the Sun.
Megan
Whalen Turner. Includes reviews and analysis of this authorís Newbery
Honor winning book The Thief.
Learning
about Laurence Yep. He is the author of many novels set in both China
and the United States such as Child of the Owl, Dragonwings, Sweetwater,
and Dragonís Gate.
BIOGRAPHIES
/ HISTORIES OF FAMOUS
STORIES
OR AUTHORS
Stephen
Crane: Man, Myth, and Legend. This site contains information on the
author of The Red Badge of Courage, including access to an online text
and an audio introduction to the book.
The
Charles Dickens Information Page. A very complete site from Japan on
Charles Dickens, including links to a large number of additional resources.
The
Many Faces of Alice. A fully illustrated (by students at
the Dalton School in New York), full-text version of Lewis Carrollís Aliceís
Adventures in Wonderland, accompanied by student essays and teaching packet.
Nathaniel
Hawthorne. One of the largest sites on Hawthorne, including resources
and links to his life and his work. Also has links to electronic texts
of his books.
To
Kill a Mockingbird: Then and Now. A site on this work of Harper Lee
created by students for a ThinkQuest Project. Most useful for the study
of the novel and the film.
Rip
Van Winkle: Past and Present. This project looks at how Washington
Irving used historical events in his writings. The story concentrated on
is Rip Van Winkle.
Robin
Hood Project. The Robin Hood Project is designed to make available
in electronic format a database of texts, images, bibliographies, and basic
information about the Robin Hood stories and other outlaw tales.
Snow
White. This site examines the Snow White story in text and images over
the last 100 years.
Mark
Twain from about.com. A thoroughly long list of links to Twain and
more Twain.
Mark
Twain and His Times. This site focuses on how ìMark Twainî and his
works were created and defined, marketed and performed, reviewed and appreciated.
The goal is to allow readers, scholars, students, and teachers to see what
Mark Twain and others from his times said about each other, in ways that
can speak to us today.
CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS
Awards
for Children's Books. This project deals with the award origins, criteria,
medal descriptions, and award books for Newbery and Caldecott
Awards. In addition, it gives more information on the Web for those
people who are interested in these award books and other kidsí information.
This project is limited to Newbery and Caldecott Awards from 1985?1994,
although the Newbery and Caldecott Awards started in 1922 and 1938, respectively.
The
Caldecott Medal Home Page. Read about the award books and their illustrators
in the Official site. This medal is awarded
annually
by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American
Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture
book for children.
The
Carnegie Medal Page. Given by the Library Association, Youth Libraries
Group, in England, this award was established in 1937. Presented annually
to an outstanding book published in the United Kingdom. This site lists
award winners.
Children's
Book Awards. The most comprehensive guide to English-language childrenís
book awards on the Internet.
Children's
Literature Award Winners. Explanations of a number of national and
international awards for childrenís books with links to lists of winners.
Kate
Greenaway Medal Page. Given by The Library Association in England,
this award was established in 1956. It is presented annually for the most
distinguished work in the illustration of childrenís books published in
the United Kingdom. This is a list of award winners.
Coretta
Scott King Awards. Presented annually to an African American
author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational
and educational contribution published during the previous year.
The
Newbery Medal Home Page. Read about the best books and their authors
in their official site. The award is given annually by the Association
for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association,
to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature
for children.
CLASSICS
Louisa
May Alcott, Little
Women; Flower
Fables; Louisa May Alcott
Web. Who was born on the 333rd day of the year, has had
books on the bestseller list more than 100 years after her death, and has
a crater on Venus named after her? Excellent collection of resources on
this treasured author of Little Women.
Jane
Austen Information
Page. An electronic text of Pride and Prejudice is available,
as is information and links to other sites with details on Jane Austen.
James
Barrie, Peter
Pan
L.
Frank Baum, The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz; The
Marvelous Land of Oz; Seamonkey
Oz Home Page. Here you will find Oz-related links,
philosophical musings, creative writing, and lots of artwork by the inhabitants
of Oz created by Baum. Many of these Ozians are very young, but they have
e-mail addresses and would like to hear from you; The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz Web Site. Oz first started as a book by Frank L.
Baum, then a series of books. The incredible world of Oz is explored in
these pages. There is much to know about this wonderful land, and on these
pages you will be told quite a lot about it, and helped to find out where
to find out more.
Margery
Williams Bianco, The
Velveteen Rabbit.
Frances
Hodgson Burnett, A
Little Princess; Little
Lord Fauntleroy; The Secret
Garden.
Charlotte
and Emily Bronte. The
Brontë Web Site. This site is from Japan, and offers excellent
photographs and links to all kinds of resources on the Brontë family.
Lewis
Carroll, Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland; Through
the Looking Glass.
Carlo
Collodi,
Adventures of Pinocchio.
Charles
Dickens,
A Christmas Carol.
Edward
Gorey, The
Gashlycrumb Tinies.
Kenneth
Grahame, Dream
Days.
Heinrich
Hoffmann, Struwwelpeter/Slovenly
Peter.
Mark
Twain, The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Rudyard
Kipling, The
Jungle Book.
Hugh
Lofting, The
Story of Dr. Dolittle.
George
MacDonald, At
the Back of the North Wind.
George
MacDonald, The
Light Princess; The Princess
and the Goblin.
Lucy
M. Montgomery, Anne
of Green Gables.
Lucy
M. Montgomery, Anne
of Avonlea; Anne
of the Island.
E.
Nesbit, Five
Children and It.
Edgar
Allan Poe, The
Tell-Tale Heart.
Seussville.The
Cat in the Hat, Sam-I-Am, Horton and the Whos, and the rest of the Seuss
characters welcome you to Seussville, Dr. Seussís playground in cyberspace.
You can play games, chat with the Cat in the Hat, win prizes, find out
about new Dr. Seuss books and CD-ROMs, and much, much more!
Robert
Louis Stevenson, A
Child's Garden of Verses; Treasure
Island; Treasure Island
Site - An informative site very neatly designed for children by a librarian
in Britain. Learn all you can about this novel by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Mark
Twain, The
Adventures of Tom Sawyer; The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Connecticut
Yankee in King Arthur's Court.
Jules
Verne, A
Journey to the Center of the Earth
H.G.
Wells, The
Time Machine; The War of
the Worlds.
DRAMA
The
Camelot Project. The Main Menu lists Arthurian characters, symbols,
and sites. You may move from any highlighted element to
a submenu
of basic information, texts, images, and a bibliography about that subject.
William
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. This paraphrase of Shakespeareís play
Julius Caesar is intended as a supplement to the original work. Read it
along with the original as an aid to comprehension. This includes a number
of links to relevant materials.
Shakespeare
and the Globe. This Web site provides information on the reconstruction
of the Globe and an archive on Shakespeare in Performance
at the Globe, featuring illustrations and texts on the building of
the original Globe, staging at the original Globe, and staging at the New
Globe. Check their Quick Guide for help in navigation.
FAIRY AND FOLK TALES
LOOK IT UP!
Roget's
Thesaurus - ARTFL Project: Search Form. Find synonyms
(words that mean the same thing), antonyms (words that have the opposite
meaning), and similar words and phrases.
A
Basic Dictionary of ASL Terms. Learn sign language online!
An
Elementary Grammar. The English Instituteís detailed description of
grammar.
Encarta
Concise Free Encyclopedia. A free abridged version of Microsoftís CD-ROM
encyclopedia.
English
Grammar. A dictionary of English grammar.
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!
Internet
Citations. Designed for use by school kids, this is very
helpful site for adults as well.
Kids
Zone. A collection of Web sites and activities that range from teaching
the ABCís to researching homework topics. Also includes resources for parents
and teachers. Requires plugins.
Knowledge
Adventure Encyclopedia. Search for information on a variety
of really cool subjects.
Merriam-Webster
Online. Aside from the wonderful access to the dictionary, this site
offers words games and a word for the day.
Online
ASL Dictionary. Watch the sign language gestures and learn!
The
Quotations Page. Search for a quote or read the quote of
the day! Great links to other quotation sites.
Researchpaper.com.
One of the Webís largest collection of topics, ideas, and assistance for
school-related research projects. They show you how to make the most of
your time online.
Resources
for Writers. Learn more about grammar and punctuation.
Semantic
Rhyming Dictionary. You can use it to write bad poetry or even good
poetry. Using the three query functions described in this site, you can
find words that rhyme with, almost rhyme with, or sound exactly the same
as a certain target word.
A
Spelling Test. Test yourself and learn some techniques to improve your
spelling.
The
Super Sitter. Being a babysitter is a lot of fun, and itís a nice way
to make some money. Itís also a great way to learn about responsibility.
The Super Sitter is a guide that can come in handy not only for babysitters
but parents as well. And be sure to check out the Baby
Safety Checklist, which has valuable pointers on how to keep children
safe.
A
Web of Online Dictionaries. Provides an easy-to-use search
engine for words and the results are quite detailed. Also offers 400
different language dictionaries.
Writing
a Basic Essay. An essay can have many purposes, but the basic structure
is the same no matter what. You may be writing an essay to argue for a
particular point of view or to explain the steps necessary to complete
a task. Steps to guide you in writing an essay.
STORIES
The
Alice Fan Club. The characters in Phyllis Reynolds Naylorís Alice series
endure all these dilemmasóand more. This fan area is
your chance
to read all about Alice and her friends, make some new friends of your
own, and hear from Phyllis Reynolds Naylor herself.
American
Girls Series. An American Girl is a unique current girlsí 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.
Betsy-Tacy
Homepage. Maybe this Web page is the first you have ever heard of the
well-loved series about girls growing up in turn-of-the century Minnesota.
Children's
Storybooks On-line: another exciting site for illustrated stories and
riddles.
Candlelight
Stories: A collection of stories and rhymes created especially for
the web medium.
Childrenís
Storybook Online. Read lots of exciting stories like ìRound Bird Canít
Fly,î ìGrow Your Own Gargoyle,î and ìThe Wumpalump.î
Curious
George. The Curious George Forum is a great way to meet and share stories
with other George fans, and donít miss the tribute to the late Margret
Rey.
Disney
Book Factory. Interactive books with your favorite Disney characters.
A graphics-heavy site.
The
End of the Rainbow. The entire novel written by Bjarne
Reuter and translated by Anthea Bell is available online through the publisherís
home page.
Kinoís
Storytime. And this is the place to visit if you like childrenís books,
because it has THE BEST BOOKS with eye-popping pictures and terrific stories.
My
Little House on the Prairie Home Page. From Jennifer Slegg, a fan of
Laura Ingalls Wilderís books, this site explores a classic series of books
by Wilder.
The
Page at Pooh Corner. This page is dedicated to the wonderful stories
found in the books Winnie-The-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner, written
by A. A. Milne and illustrated by E. H. Shepard.
The
Peter Rabbit Web Site. The official and definitive site on the world
of Beatrix Potter. Potterís favorite characters and other aspects of her
work can be viewed at a wide selection of art exhibitions, theatrical performances,
displays, and local events.
The
Realist Wonder Society: stories.
The
Story Hour offered by the Internet Public Library.
RHYMES
Poems
by Kenn Nesbitt
A
Pocketful of Rhymes
Stone
Soup Magazine: including a sample issue and links.
KidsNews
Weekly
Reader: heavily graphic-designed site for prek to 10th grade
Kids'
Space
Sports
Illustrated for Kids
KidLit:
designed for kids (mostly) and for adults interested in quality children's
literature
POETRY
KidzPage.
Opportunity to read poetry from Ogden Nash and other famous poets. Contributions
from young readers, too!
Project
Bartleby. Featuring 48 authors, this online literature
project concentrates mainly on poetry and includes works by Robert Frost.
PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS
Book
Links
Booklist
Carol
Hurst's Children's Literature Site: including reviews, ideas for classroom
uses, and other professional resources.
Horn
Book
School
Library Journal
USEFUL WEB SITES
Nanny's
Rocking Chair A Safe Surf for Kids
Random
House Kids. Explore online with your favorite books and
characters; you can even submit your own book reviews for online publication.
Reading
Rainbow. You can find good books, discover information
on your favorite show, and even explore exciting segments in more detail.
Stories
on the Web If you like books and stories then come on in.
You can read stories, email authors, write reviews and even write your
own stories - It's all here!
Awesome
Library Library materials, search, lesson plans,
and more!
Children's
Literature and Language Arts Resources
Online
Stories, Books & Periodicals: By and For Children & Young
Adults
WRITING BY CHILDREN
Childrenís
Express. This site is for sharing news stories written by kids for
everyone.
Cyberkids
Connection. A virtual place for young people from all over the world
to share their thoughts and ideas with each other.
Cyberteens.
Mountain Lake publishes educational software as well as the CyberKids and
Cyberteens Web sites. Their goal is to create and promote youth community
worldwide and to give teens a voice and an interactive place to express
their creativity. Young people all over the world make Cyberteens a sharing,
caring space.
The
Diary Project. It is a way for young people around the world to share
their personal thoughts, feelings, and dreams with one another near and
far . . . to ask questions and find answers about growing up at the turn
of the 21st century via the Internet. Requires plugins.
KidNews.
This is a free news and writing service for students and teachers around
the world. Anyone may use stories from the service for educational purposes,
and anyone may submit stories. It invites comments about the news gathering,
teaching, and computer-related issues in the Discussion sections for students
and teachers. A tremendous source of all kinds of magazines for student-published
work.
Kidpub.
More than 10,000 stories written by kids from all over the planet!
Kids
Cornfield Kidworld Magazine. A good example of kidsí writing on the
internet, including particularly good games and puzzles in an online format.
Kidís
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.
Midlink
Magazine. This electronic magazine was created by kids, for kids in
the middle gradesógenerally ages 10 to 15. Browse through the interactive
space to enjoy art and writing that will link middle school kids all over
the world.
New
Moon. This is a site for the magazine for girls writing of their dreams
and aspirations. Provides a set of guidelines for writers.
Positively
Poetry. This site is made up of poems submitted by kids from around
the globe. Children can send their poems to Positively Poetry and all work
will be displayed for people on the Internet to view.
Scriptitoís
Place. Especially for young people ages 7 - 15. Vangar publishes things
that people your own age have written to spotlight young talent, and to
show you that you can do it too.
Writing
Den. This is designed for students grades 6 - 12 who want to improve
their English reading, comprehension, and writing skills. Writing
Den is divided into three levels of difficulty: Words, Sentences, and
Paragraphs. Includes plugins.
Young
Writer Online. Young Writer is a magazine that publishes creative writing
from children aged 6 - 16 from around the world. Fun, instructive,
and designed to build a writerís confidence, Young Writer is a forum for
young peopleís writingófiction and non-fiction, prose and poetry.
The
Young Writers Club. This club aims to encourage children of all ages
to enjoy writing as a creative pastime by getting them to share their work
and help each other improve their writing abilities. The online magazine
is called Global Wave.
Young
Writerís Clubhouse. Created by Deborah Morris, the author of the Real
Kids, Real Adventures series. This site offers a great deal of sound information
and opportunities for young people through writing.
