Kid’s Lit in Cyberspace



Kid’s Lit in CYBERSPACE

Symposium for Literacy Leaders

June 2007



• Stories are read by Screen Actor’s Guild members (famous actors) and pages of book are viewed as you listen





• Click on Library to read the book North Star online

• Click on Radio Station to hear the book North Star online (requires Real Audio)



• Click on the Activities page for bookmarks, games, murals, flashcards, bulletin board items, etc.

• Click on the Activities page for character masks for kids to wear while reading her books

• Click on Printable Games for Dolch word lists, more flashcards, puzzles, and games



• On-Lion For Kids – New York Public Library (read books online)

• Links to online kids magazines, such as Boys Life and Weekly Reader



• Collection of online animated books for young readers



• Listen to stories online – OR create your own story



• Searchable by author, country, award-winners

• Find books in Spanish (and other languages)



• Lists of collections of online literature

• Points toward collections of fairy tales, poetry, reader’s theater, classics, and contemporary literature



• Great free newsletter

• Source of reviews of children’s literature

• Connects literature to other content areas, such as math by suggesting books by topic



• Authors Online

• Links directly to many author’s official websites



• Kids @ Random (Random House publishers)

• Click on the Contests & Games link to find story hour ideas, downloadable activities, games, and contests



• Baldwin Online Children’s Literature Project

• Houses older books (often out of print) that are public domain (printed prior to 1923) - Classics

• English language only

• Searchable by title, author, genre



• Beatrix Potter & other authors (in English & other languages)

• Text & pictures, audio versions, and a slideshow version (Requires Real Audio)





• University of Southern Mississippi

• Cinderella Project (above)

• Red Riding Hood Project

• Jack & the Beanstalk Project



• Rutger’s University professor’s Children’s Lit site

• Shares lists of books based on various topics (cultural issues, poetry, fairy tales, etc)

• Has links to author information



• Huge database of picture books from Miami University Library

• Use to find book titles to address specific topics

• Searchable by keywords

• Can’t think of a topic? Search the alphabetical list of keywords



• Indexed by topic/subject matter

• Search by state

• Includes some lesson plans



• Library of Congress site – mostly nonfiction stories

• See, Hear, and Sing - video and audio collection



• PBS resource on Native American storytelling

• Listen to actual Native American storytellers



• Find proverbs from dozens of different countries

• Lots of annoying advertisements on this site



• A wonderful collection of slave narratives

• University of North Carolina

• Includes illustrations from antique books



• Videos of Americans speaking about and reading their favorite poetry

• Includes teacher resources



• Kidspace at the Internet Public Library

• Includes magazines, books, games, and much more



• Interactive books for the emerging reader

BOOK REPORT RESOURSES

(shared by Michelle Mehlberg, DOE)

Book Report Now!

Five fast and easy steps to finding a book and writing a great book report. Includes information on different types of book reports as well as templates for selected books.



abcteach: Book Report Forms

These printable forms guide students through the writing of book reports.



Better Book Reports-25 Ideas!

Tired of the same old book report formats? Spice up those old book reports with some new ideas.



More Ideas Than You'll Ever Use for Book Reports

Features several hundred creative ideas for book reports.



Book Report Sandwich

Here's a great way to gather all the ingredients you'll need to write a tasty book report.



Book Report Rubric

Use with any multimedia book review.



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