University of Calgary
The Children's Literature Web Guide
This resource is a children's literature web guide.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Random House Kids
This comprehensive publisher site links to interesting activities, author biographies, synopsis of books, and links to other sites. Games, recommended reading levels, and writing activities provided for students. Teachers resources are...
New York University
Lamd: Bernard Malamud's "The Silver Crown"
This website offers commentary on Bernard Malamud's short story "The Silver Crown." A link to the New York Times article that inspired this story is included. A list of keywords with links to other works with similar subjects is also...
New York University
Bernard Malamud's "God's Grace"
This New York University website offers a summary of and commentary on Bernard Malamud's novel "God's Grace." A list of keywords with links to other works with similar subjects is also provided.
Other
Nwu: The National Writers Union
This is the homesite for the National Writers Union, an organization for freelance writers. Contains an amazing amount of useful material, especially for aspiring writers, journalists, or storytellers.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: May Swenson
Photo and biography of the poet May Swenson, including a selected bibliography of some of her work.
Academy of American Poets
Poets.org: "Blue" by May Swenson
Text of the poem "Blue," by May Swenson is provided at this site.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Brian Jacques
Discover more about the life and work of Brian Jacques through the links within this resource. This site features links to informational lesson plans and activities for the Redwall books.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Thomas Hardy
What do you know about the life and work of Thomas Hardy? Explore this informative site to learn more about this famous poet.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jack London
Lesson plans, e-notes, activities, and other resources are provided for teaching students reading Jack London's The Call of the Wild and his other works.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Paul Fleischman
Web English Teacher offers a group of resources for teaching and learning about author Paul Fleischman.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Amy Tan
Discover more about the life and work of Amy Tan. This site features links to lesson plans and activities for the book "The Joy Luck Club."
Scholastic
Scholastic: The Great Gilly Hopkins
This site features the book "The Great Gilly Hopkins," by Katherine Paterson. This online resource offers discussion questions, a writing prompt and more.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Maniac Magee
Have you ever read "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli? Use this resource to learn more about this book. An educational resource with discussion questions, extension activities and more.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Keeper of the Doves
This resource offers a review of "Keeper of the Doves" by Carol Hurst as well as discussion questions and activities for classes reading this deceptively simple story about a family during one summer in 1900.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Lyddie
What do you know about the characters and setting of "Lyddie," by Carol Hurst? Gain insight into the characters through the discussion questions found a this site.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Keeping Quilt
A review of "The Keeping Quilt" by Patricia Polacco, a story about a Russian immigrant mother and family as well as other resources for teaching young readers.
Other
Children's Book Week: Book Week Online
Children's Book Week occurs in May and is a celebration of children's books and their authors. Here you will find many suggestions for how to celebrate in the classroom and the community.
Read Works
Read Works: Celebrate Women!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about American women who made history in both the past and present day. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Katherine Paterson
Newbery-winning author Katherine Paterson is featured in this site that includes a biography and a list of her books with detailed descriptions.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Eugene O'neill
This site provides a brief biography of Eugene O'Neill. The main purpose of this site is for the Eugene O'Neill Nation Historic Site.
University of Virginia
University of Virginia: William Faulkner Collection
This site focuses on the collection of Faulkner's work that is stored at the University of Virginia. Students and teachers will benefit from these resources.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: Coping With Conflict
"Israeli author Amos Oz examines politics, love and humor amid the chaos of his country's conflict with the Palestinians." Partial transcript of an interview. Audio and video clips available.
Other
Arab World Books: Arab Authors' Home on the Web
This page contains a listing of authors from the Arabic world. Authors are listed in alphabetical order according to their last name. To find an author, click on the name and you'll be taken to that writer's page where it contains a...