Kid S Lit in Cyberspace

Kid’s Lit in CYBERSPACE

Symposium for Literacy Leaders

June 2007

http://www.storylineonline.net/

·  Stories are read by Screen Actor’s Guild members (famous actors) and pages of book are viewed as you listen

http://www.peterhreynolds.com

http://www.fablevision.com/

·  Click on Library to read the book North Star online

·  Click on Radio Station to hear the book North Star online (requires Real Audio)

http://www.janbrett.com/

·  Click on the Activities page for bookmarks, games, murals, flashcards, bulletin board items, etc.

·  Click on the Activities page for character masks for kids to wear while reading her books

·  Click on Printable Games for Dolch word lists, more flashcards, puzzles, and games

http://kids.nypl.org/reading/index.cfm

·  On-Lion For Kids – New York Public Library (read books online)

·  Links to online kids magazines, such as Boys Life and Weekly Reader

http://www.tumblebooks.com/library/asp/book_details.asp?Category=Teachers

·  Collection of online animated books for young readers

http://www.bookhive.org/

·  Listen to stories online – OR create your own story

http://www.icdlbooks.org/

·  Searchable by author, country, award-winners

·  Find books in Spanish (and other languages)

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/stories.html

·  Lists of collections of online literature

·  Points toward collections of fairy tales, poetry, reader’s theater, classics, and contemporary literature

http://www.carolhurst.com/

·  Great free newsletter

·  Source of reviews of children’s literature

·  Connects literature to other content areas, such as math by suggesting books by topic

http://www.mvr3.k12.mo.us/technology/resources/authors.html

·  Authors Online

·  Links directly to many author’s official websites

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/home.pperl

·  Kids @ Random (Random House publishers)

·  Click on the Contests & Games link to find story hour ideas, downloadable activities, games, and contests

http://www.mainlesson.com/main/displayfeature.php

·  Baldwin Online Children’s Literature Project

·  Houses older books (often out of print) that are public domain (printed prior to 1923) - Classics

·  English language only

·  Searchable by title, author, genre

http://wiredforbooks.org/kids.htm

·  Beatrix Potter & other authors (in English & other languages)

·  Text & pictures, audio versions, and a slideshow version (Requires Real Audio)

http://www.magickeys.com/books/

http://www.usm.edu/english/fairytales/cinderella/cinderella.html

·  University of Southern Mississippi

·  Cinderella Project (above)

·  Red Riding Hood Project http://www.usm.edu/english/fairytales/cinderella/cinderella.html

·  Jack & the Beanstalk Project http://www.usm.edu/english/fairytales/jack/jackhome.html

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/index.html

·  Rutger’s University professor’s Children’s Lit site

·  Shares lists of books based on various topics (cultural issues, poetry, fairy tales, etc)

·  Has links to author information

http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/

·  Huge database of picture books from Miami University Library

·  Use to find book titles to address specific topics

·  Searchable by keywords

·  Can’t think of a topic? Search the alphabetical list of keywords

http://www.americanfolklore.net/

·  Indexed by topic/subject matter

·  Search by state

·  Includes some lesson plans

http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi

·  Library of Congress site – mostly nonfiction stories

·  See, Hear, and Sing - video and audio collection

http://www.pbs.org/circleofstories/

·  PBS resource on Native American storytelling

·  Listen to actual Native American storytellers

http://creativeproverbs.com/cp-index.htm

·  Find proverbs from dozens of different countries

·  Lots of annoying advertisements on this site

http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/

·  A wonderful collection of slave narratives

·  University of North Carolina

·  Includes illustrations from antique books

http://www.favoritepoem.org/

·  Videos of Americans speaking about and reading their favorite poetry

·  Includes teacher resources

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/

·  Kidspace at the Internet Public Library

·  Includes magazines, books, games, and much more

http://www.starfall.com/

·  Interactive books for the emerging reader

BOOK REPORT RESOURSES

(shared by Michelle Mehlberg, DOE)

Book Report Now!
Five fast and easy steps to finding a book and writing a great book report. Includes information on different types of book reports as well as templates for selected books.
http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/bookreportnow/index.html

abcteach: Book Report Forms
These printable forms guide students through the writing of book reports.
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/basics/writing/book_reports/

Better Book Reports-25 Ideas!
Tired of the same old book report formats? Spice up those old book reports with some new ideas.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson109.shtml

More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use for Book Reports
Features several hundred creative ideas for book reports.
http://www.teachnet.com/lesson/langarts/reading/bookrepts1.html

Book Report Sandwich
Here's a great way to gather all the ingredients you'll need to write a tasty book report.
http://www.scholastic.com/kids/homework/sandwich.asp

Book Report Rubric
Use with any multimedia book review.
http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/bk.rep.fic.htm

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