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One Man's Initiation: 1917
Need to find a chapter of Dos Passos' book in a hurry? This is the full-text version, available for free from this site. Also available to download as a zipped file.
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The Lancashire Grid for Learning: "The Ugly Duckling"
Perfect to encourage elementary-aged independent reading, use this children's tale as a read along. Or for those who need assistance, listen in narrated audio.
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The Lancashire Grid for Learning: "Little Red Riding Hood"
Read this age-old fairy tale independently or with narrated assistance. A delightful read-along.
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The Lancashire Grid for Learning: "Jack and the Beanstalk"
Encourage independent reading with this age-old fairy tale. Read directly online or use audio narration for assistance.
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Light Up Your Brain: Brain Teaser Games & Audio Stories for Kids
Fantastic classic children's stories online that you can listen to while you read along. Stories are offered in streaming or downloadable MP3 format. Some of the popular stories are: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit", "The Tale of the Flopsy...
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Classic Reader: Author: William Shakespeare
This site features the author William Shakespeare including a biography and the full text of 39 of his famous plays. RL.9-10.10a&b text complexity, RL.11-12.10a/b Text Complexity
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Classic Reader: Author: Edwin Arlington Robinson
This site features the author Edwin Arlington Robinson including the full text of three poetry collections: The Children of the Night, The Man against the Sky, and The Three Taverns.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Charles and Mary Lamb
This site features the author Charles and Mary Lamb including the full text of The Shakespeare Tales, a collection of Shakespeare's plays rewritten for young readers.
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Sur La Lune Fairy Tales: Japanese Fairy Tales
Online version of the book, "Japanese Fairy Tales," first published in 1908. It includes 20 or so tales translated from Japanese into English including the following: "My Lord Bag of Rice," "The Farmer and the Badger," "The Adventures of...
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Classic Reader: Authors: Lucy Maud Montgomery
This site features the author Lucy Maud Montgomery including a biography, the full text of 11 children's novels, and 139 short stories. The Anne of Green Gables series is included in the novels.
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The Enormous Room by e.e. Cummings
Read the complete text of this work at this easy-to-navigate site.
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Kidoons Network: Granny Fox Stories
Twenty-nine Granny Fox stories are available to read online.
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Lib.ru: "Star Wars" in Russian
An online version of the wildly popular book "Star Wars" in Russian. ELL teachers might ask middle and high school level Russian-speaking students to translate passages into English. Students studying Russian will love learning Russian...
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Sebastian Swan: Read a Book!
Looking for a new way to get young students reading? This interactive reading site provides online stories and accompanying questions for students to explore.
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Asbjorn Lonvig: Children's Books Online
This collection of online storybooks imparts important lessons to children, such as how to count and remembering to stay away from traffic. The stories are available in multiple languages and are printable as a Word document.
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The Project Gutenberg: Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke
Read this etext version of Brooke's work, including his war poetry. Be sure to read the fine print.
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Lancashire Grid for Learning: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
Encourage independent reading with this age-old fairy tale. Read along with narrated audio or without assistance.
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Reading Keys: Tampa Read's Grade 1 Books Online
This site offers three books written specifically with first grade vocabulary and using progressively more difficult vocabulary from book one to book three. Book one has the vowels printed in color to make the students more aware of...
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Stories From the Web
Reading skills development program for children from 1 to 14 years old. Children can find short stories, poems, art work, games, pictures, everything divided by age range. Also are useful links for parents and teachers.
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Unmuseum: Children's Reading Room
Here you'll find a selection of stories you can print out and read to your students over and over again. Enjoy the large print and the bright colors on the story pages.