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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Laura Ingalls Wilder
Learn more about Laura Ingalls Wilder when you visit this site. Check out this comprehensive resource featuring links to her books and life.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Joan Lowery Nixon
Explore the life and work of the author Joan Lowery Nixon when you visit this site. This resource features several links to more information on this author and her work.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Richard Peck
What do you know about Richard Peck's life and work as an author? Use this informative site to learn more about this young adult author and to find resources for lesson plans.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Paul Fleischman
Web English Teacher offers a group of resources for teaching and learning about author Paul Fleischman.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Robert Kimmel Smith
This site features information on the life and work of Robert Kimmel Smith.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Thomas Rockwell
Explore this comprehensive resource to learn more about Thomas Rockwell's life and work. This site offers links to activities for "How to Eat Fried Worms." Teachers will also benefit from the lessons and activities related to Rockwell's...
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Louis Sachar
Delve into this resource featuring links to biographical information, and lesson plans for some of Louis Sachar's work.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Elizabeth George Speare
Web English Teacher has put together a terrific resource featuring links to Elizabeth George Speare's life and work. These links provide lesson plans, teaching ideas and more.
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Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jerry Spinelli
Web English Teacher has put together a comprehensive resource filled with links to lesson plans, teaching guides and activities featuring the work of Jerry Spinelli.
Other
Lausd: Julie of the Wolves Literature Guide
This site features a guide to Jean Craighead George's book "Julie and the Wolves." This project is designed specifically for advanced English Language learners to learn about the Eskimos and Native American population.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Shiloh Discussion Questions
Come and check out this informative resource featuring discussion questions, a description of the book, a vocabulary builder, and an extension activity for the book "Shiloh."
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.
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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: Maniac Mcgee by Spinelli Review
This is a good site for teachers. Find a review of Jerry Spinelli's "Maniac Magee" as well as lesson plans and activities for the book.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
This site is a discussion of some of Phyllis Naylor's works and contains information about the author and evaluates the themes and ideas that she expresses in her writing. It also contains some plot summaries of some of her books.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: A Long Way From Chicago
This site is a review and plot summary of Peck's book, "A Long Way from Chicago", and has some links to reviews of some of his other works.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Tuck Everlasting
Here's a review by children's literature guru Carol Hurst, along with some discussion ideas and links to other sites.
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.
Harold D. Underdown
The Michael L. Printz Award, 2002 Current
Provides a list of the winners of this award for young adult literature since 2002. Clicking on each award-winning title takes you to a link to the book's page on "Amazon.com."
Harold D. Underdown
The Margaret A. Edwards Award
Includes a brief description and winners since 2002 of this award for a "lifetime contribution" in writing young adult literature. Clicking on each award-winning title brings you to the book's page on "Amazon.com."
Harold D. Underdown
Writing Young Adult and Children's Fiction and Fantasy
A great article concerning writing children's literature, especially in the area of fantasy or science fiction. The author provides information concerning how to develop characters, creating literary elements, and discusses some pitfalls...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Christopher Paul Curtis
Find out more about the award-winning author Christopher Paul Curtis when you explore this site. This resource provides biographical information, a booklist, and an interview transcript.