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General Resources
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Book Adventure 
 This Web site is "a motivational reading program for children in grades K-8." Brief blurbs on over five thousand titles help children pick a book; quizzes earn the readers points for winning prizes. There are sections for teachers and parents, with many links and information for helping children learn and read; parents can monitor their child's activities in the Reports section. Registration is required for most features. http://www.bookadventure.org/ Topics: Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Feb 12, 2002 Burlington Public Library: BPL Kids
Features book reviews and Web resources for children, as well as information for parents. Provides annotated Web links organized by Dewey classification, lists of award-winning books and books on specific topics, reviews written by librarians, online picture books, and links to game and activity sites. From the Burlington Public Library, Ontario, Canada. http://www.bpl.on.ca/bplkids.htm Topics: Children's Literature, Internet Guides & Search Tools, Literature & Books Last updated Sep 4, 2005 The Children's Book Council (CBC)
Site of the "nonprofit trade association of publishers and packagers of trade books and related materials for children and young adults." Features industry news and events, reading lists, information for aspiring writers, a browsable list of links to authors and illustrators of children's books, and the monthly CBC Magazine. Searchable. http://www.cbcbooks.org/ Topics: Business, Children's Literature, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Nov 25, 2007 International Children's Digital Library (ICDL)
"The mission of the ICDL is to select, collect, digitize, and organize children's materials in their original languages and to create appropriate technologies for access and use by children 3-13 years old." The site provides access to hundreds of digitized children's books from around the world. Books are searchable, or browsable by category, title, author, or location. Also includes links to related resources. A project of the University of Maryland and the Internet Archive. http://www.icdlbooks.org/ Topics: Children's Literature, Librarian Specialties, Libraries & Archives by Type, Literature & Books Last updated Feb 11, 2004 Just for Kids Who Love Books
Book reviews, young readers' comments, and links to book, series, award, writing, author pages, and other bookish resources. Created and maintained by Alan Brown, a retired public school teacher-librarian in Toronto, Canada. http://www.alanbrown.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Nov 10, 2003 KidsReads.com
Meet Booker T. Worm and read The Bookworm Newsletter on this reader's advisory site aimed at youth. Kidsreads provides a place for children (and librarians) to find out about new and favorite books, series, and authors. The site includes book reviews, excerpts (sometimes the entire book), author interviews, trivia games, word scrambles, and contests. Author biographies and where to write to a favorite author are strong points. http://www.kidsreads.com/ Topics: Children's Literature, Librarianship, Literature & Books Last updated Jan 30, 2002 Page by Page: Creating a Children's Book
An exploration of the creation, development, writing, illustration, printing, and selling of a children's picture book using "Zoom Upstream" (written by Tim Wynne-Jones, illustrated by Eric Beddows) and "School" (written by Pierre Charbonneau, illustrated by Ginette Anfousse) as examples. Includes lesson plans and related links. Also available in French. From the National Library of Canada. http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/page_by_page-ef/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/3/2/index-e.html Topics: Business, Children's Literature, Lesson Plans, Media, Printing, Publishing, and Book Arts Last updated Oct 8, 2009 |
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