Kid’s Lit
CYBERSPACE
in
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
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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
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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
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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/
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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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