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Curated OER

Mosque Illustration

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen to a recorded interview with author and illustrator David Macaulay, who writes books that explain architecture to children. In this interview he discusses what he has learned about Islamic places of prayer. Includes photos of the...
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

David Weisner: The Art of Visual Storytelling

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site has a biography and description of David Weisner's books. Wonderful illustrations and a list of his books available on this site.
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Other

Dr. Isaac Asimov Talks With Slawek Wojtowicz

For Students 9th - 10th
This illustrated interview with Asimov dates from 1988. It gives some biographical detail as well as insight into Asimov's working habits and reading tastes.
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Curated OER

Sector 7

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover David's Wiesner's award-winning work in this author-illustrator profile.
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Curated OER

Tuesday

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover David's Wiesner's award-winning work in this author-illustrator profile.
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Emily Arnold Mc Cully

For Students 3rd - 5th
This resource features a profile of Emily McCully, the noted children's book illustrator whose artwork has been included in the International Biennale at Bratislava, and who won a Christopher Award for Picnic, one of the many picture...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Launching Young Readers: Episode 2: Sounds and Symbols

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Hosted by Annette Bening, Sounds and Symbols focuses on how children learn the relationship between sounds, letters, and words as an initial step before being able to decode the printed word. Features children's book author and...
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Curated OER

John Bianchi

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn about author/illustrator John Bianchi and his Bungalo Books. There's a teacher's link, a fun link with activities and games, and a books link that takes you to information about each of his books.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Chris Van Allsburg: Houghton Mifflin Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Provides a brief biography, a bibliography with synopses, the text of his two Caldecott Medal acceptance speeches, and three audio samples of Vans Allsburg's works.
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Scholastic

Scholastic Interview: Biography Emily Arnold Mc Cully

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This site provides a biography of McCully with links to an interview she did with Scholastic students. This resource also includes a booklist with synopses.
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Arnold Lobel

For Students 3rd - 5th
A comprehensive look at some of the works of Arnold Lobel and their significance in children's literature. Also contains summaries for many of Lobel's books and links to other Lobel sites.
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The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Lane Smith

For Students 3rd - 5th
You can read about Lane Smith's childhood and see a list of some of his books at this site.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Kids @ Random: Ballot Box Battle and Biography

For Students 3rd - 5th
Random House provides a biographical note about the children's book illustrator Emily Arnold McCully and a summary of her book, "The Ballot Box Battle."
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Other

Applit: Resources for Appalachia Literature

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Resources for readers and teachers of Appalachian literature for children and young adults that includes lesson plans, texts, bibliographies, and so on.
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Other

Healthy Aboriginal Network: Darkness Calls [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
"Darkness Calls" by Steve Sanderson and Richard Van Camp is a suicide prevention comic book specifically for aboriginal youth. It was widely distributed to Canadian teens in 2006. The superhero in it is based on a Cree legend.
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Other

Books by Peggy Rathmann: Her Books

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides wonderful descriptions of each of Rathmann's books along with the awards each has won. A short biography and several games and activities from "10 Minutes Till Bedtime" and some links complete this site.
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

University of Penn: Agnes Grey by Anne Bronte (Etext)

For Students 9th - 10th
The whole novel, including illustrations, is reproduced at this site hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. An interesting feature is the brief explanation of the provenance of the work, as well as the inclusion of Anne Bronte's...
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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Looking Critically at Picture Books

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
This site describes several ideas and activities to use with picture books and intermediate/middle school age young scholars. Specific title to use are also given.
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Kids' Wings

Little Red Schoolhouse: "Honus and Me"

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you will find a wide variety of enrichment activities, information and games to enhance the book "Honus and Me."
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American Library Association

American Library Association (Ala): Coretta Scott King Award Winners

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners are listed in chronological order from the present back to 1970. The purpose of the award is also explained. Many awards winners also feature a brief synopsis.
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Other

Yesterday's Classics: Baldwin Project: More Jataka Tales: Table of Contents

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Links to twenty-one different fables from the book More Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt. Written in the Jataka tradition from India, these tales are interesting and teach life and character-building lessons to readers. An illustrated...
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Sacred Text Archive

Indian Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, Etext

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Indian Fairy Tales is a well-illustrated collection that includes a wonderful notes section giving source information, parallels to other stories and remarks by the author. Very valuable for upper level students of fairy tales.
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Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Merry Moments by w.b. Conkey Company

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Merry Moments by W.B. Conkey Company (c1894), a collection of illustrated stories and poems by various authors.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Magnet Stories by w.h.g. Kingston, Et Al

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Magnet Stories for Summer Days and Winter Nights by W.H.G. Kingston, et al (c1875), a collection of illustrated short stories by various authors.

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