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America Writes for Kids: Authors listed by state: Searchable by state and alphabete Authors on the Web: A collection of biographies about famous authors; pictures, Children's Books: Meet your favorite authors and illustrators, new book reviews, guidelines for submitting manuscripts Children's Book Authors and Illustrators on the Web: Listed in alphabetical order The Children's Book Council: Publishers Page; Teachers and Librarians Page; Parent' Page; Authors and Illustrators Page Great Authors of 19th Century Lliterature: Biographical sketches not only of some of the greatest authors in the 19th century, but some of the greatest authors of all time
Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project: A comprehensive archive of literature for children that is in the public domain in the United States. Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: A review of children's literature books, integrating all subjects into the language arts curriculum, professional topics and more Children's Literature Web Guide: Points user in the direction of good children's literature, no matter what the grade level; Information about children's authors, illustrators, and their books Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature: Parents, teachers, and older children can access high quality book titles via keyword or phrase searching, or by using a form to indicate reading level, genre, language, historical period, gender of the protagonist, and ethnicity of the protagonist, among other elements. Books listed have been recognized with awards ranging from the Caldecott Award to ALA Notable Books for Children to the Coretta Scott King Award, to name a few. Honorable mentions are also included International Children's Digital Library: The International Digital Library puts hundreds of books from around the world at the fingertips of anyone with a computer and an Internet connection. Children, parents, and teachers will enjoy the wealth of wonderful reading that is available at this site with an interface in fifteen different languages.
Bartleby Library: A collection of writings by famous authors
Classicbookshelf.com: Read Classic Books for free online. This site allows the user to choose a font with a mouse click. The book the user is reading redraws itself at once using the new font. Change the print height for greatest comfort. The book redraws again. Now change the colors. Black and white are excellent in bright sunlight. Blues and greens might be better in the evening. Do you like parallel margins? Justify or don't, it's up to you. Each time you change an option or turn a page the book redraws itself. It's the next best thing to a talking book. Classic Reader: Collection of thousands of free classic books by authors such as Dickens, Austen, Shakespeare and many others. Literature.org: Full and unabridged texts of classic works of English literature from authors like Lewis Carroll, the Bronte sisters, Jack London, Mark Twain, Charles Dickens and many others, and classic scientific works from Charles Darwin and rene Descartes Literature Post: Read hundreds of classic books, plays, poems and stories. The collection currently contains 825 works from 71 authors. New works are being added on a regular basis. Online Classics for Young People Some of the more popular and interesting titles that are availablein HTML format. ReadPrint.com:A FREE online library. Offers thousands of free books for students, teachers, and the classic enthusiast. To find the book you desire to read, start by looking through the author index. Thousands of Online Books : Listing over 30,000 free books on the Web - SEARCHABLE By author or title William Shakespeare - His Complete Works: Read Shakespeare's plays and poetry online.
Myths and Fables from Around the World: Links to myths and fables from around the world Online Children's Stories Organized by categories: Story Collections, Folklore, Myths, Legends, Songs and Poetry, Classics for Young People, Contemporary Writing for Children and Young Adults, Readers' Theater Short Stories: Free classic short stories online (9 genres available). Stories can be read online, printed or downloaded for reading offline or on handheld devicese. - Click CHILDREN'S TAB at TOP of page
The Randolph Caldecott Medal: The most recognized illustrated children's books through the years; a great reference source Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Children's books; book reviews; teacher activities, too Children's Literature Web Guide: Points user in the direction of good children's literature, no matter what the grade level The John Newbery Medal: Medal site celebrating those books recognized as having made distinguished contributions to children's literature through the years
Reader Theater Editions: Plays written for students
Aesop's Fables: Illustrated, traditional and modern versions Aesop's Fables - Online Exhibit - 359 Unique Fables: Traditional versions; real audio versions available for some of the fables Fairy Tales from Around the WorldGrimm's Fairy Tales: Download and print your favorite fairy tales
Folk Tales: Q comprehensive discussion of folktales and the difference between fables, myths, fairytales, and other similar genres School Time Games: Language Arts A safe place for students to have fun with interactive activites and learn about Language Arts Topics
Internet Public Library - Youth Division: Books to read, student links
The Academy of American Poets: Search an index of all the poets who are currently featured on this site, and discover biographies, photos, poems, and more. Listen to the audio files of authors reading their poetry Funny Poetry for Children A really charming and fun filled site that makes poetry enjoyable to everyone from the beginner to the accomplished. Library of Congress - Poetry: An abundance of poems as well as information about the current poet laureate, past poet laureates, news and events, poetry Webcasts, and MORE Poetry: LOTS of links to sites with information about poetry Poetry Archives: The largest free archive of classical poetry available on the internet. Poetry108: Designed to make it easy for students to hear or read a poem on each of the 180 days of the school year. The poems here were collected with high school students in mind.
Book Adventure: A FREE, reading incentive program dedicated to encouraging kids in grades K-8 to read. With the help of Rex Reader and Bailey Bookmark, kids have more than 4,000 of the most popular and acclaimed titles from which to choose. MightyBook.com: A site where kids can hear great stories, and participate in interactive activities (ages 2 - 12) Scholastic's Magic School Bus Fun Place: Art gallery, games, books
...the earliest books were the clay tablets which were written on by a kind of pen called a stylus? These clay tablets were used by the Sumerians, Babylonians, and people of ancient Mesopotamia. ...the ancient Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans used scrolls (strips of paper rolled around a stick) as a form of book? They wrote on a paper called papyrus, which was then rolled into a scroll. When they wanted to read what they wrote, they and unrolled the scroll by sections at a time. ...in early times books were handwritten, and because of this, they were quite expensive? Books were then owned by temples, rulers, and a few wealthy citizens. ...a "codex" , which is the Latin term for book, is the ancestor to our modern day book? The codex was a small, ringed notebook consisting of two or more wooden tablets covered with wax, which could be written on with a stylus. Sometimes parchment was folded in the middle and placed in between the wooden tablets. ...in the Middle Ages monks living in monasteries used a quill pen and wrote texts to books by hand? ...in the 6th century A.D., the Chinese invented a way to print books using wooden carved wooden blocks? ...the German printer, Johann Gutenberg, is credited with inventing movable type? ...the first book printed in movable type was the Gutenberg Bible in 1456?
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