Children’s Literature Web Guide : Authors and Illustrators
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
–find links to author web sites.
Database of Award-Winning Children’s Literaure
http://www.dawcl.com/
–search the winners of dozens of awards by location, setting, historical period, and other keywords.
Guys Read
http://www.guysread.com
–search by author, subject, or books like your favorite book. (titles tend to be middle school and above)
KidsReads
http://www.kidsreads.com/
–reviews, features, author info.
Learning About the Author and Illustrator A-Z
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/AuthorSite/authora.html
—-find links to author web sites.
Meet The Author USA
http://www.meettheauthor.com/
—-video podcasts of authors introducing their latest books, most are adult authors, but some children’s and young adult authors (especially those that write fantasy and scifi) are included.
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Additional Author Sites
Andrew Clements
http://www.andrewclements.com/
Eoin Colfer
http://www.eoincolfer.com/
Kate DiCamillo
http://www.katedicamillo.com/
Neil Gaiman
http://www.neilgaiman.com/
Anthony Horowitz
http://www.anthonyhorowitz.com/
Erin Hunter
http://www.warriorcats.com/
Kevin Kammeraad
http://www.tomatocollection.com
Jeff Kinney
http://www.wimpykid.com/
Ann M. Martin
http://www.scholastic.com/annmartin/
Mercer Mayer
http://www.littlecritter.com/
Megan McDonald
http://www.meganmcdonald.net/
Stephanie Meyers
http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/
Jonanthan Rand
http://www.americanchillers.com/
Rick Riordan
http://www.rickriordan.com/
J. K. Rowling
http://www.jkrowling.com
Gertrude Chandler Warner
http://www.boxcarchildren.com/index.cfm?CategoryID=2
Betty Ren Wright
http://content.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=3143
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Categories: Books and Authors
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Categories: Read Aloud
Kindergarten
- Kasza. My Lucky Day.
- Kasza. The Pig’s Picnic.
First Grade
- Sanders-Wells. Maggie’s Monkeys.
- Watt. Scaredy Squirrel at Night.
Second Grade
- DiTerlizi. The Field Guide.
Categories: Read Aloud
Kindergarten
- Bunting. Flower Garden.
- Stevens. Tops and Bottoms.
First Grade
- Davidson. Princess Justina Albertina.
- Wilsdorf. Princess.
Second Grade
- DiTerlizi. The Field Guide.
Categories: Read Aloud
First Grade/Kindergarten
- Barrett. Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing.
- Goode. Dinosaur’s New Clothes.
- Willems. Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed.
Second Grade
- DiTerlizzi. The Field Guide.
Categories: Read Aloud
Kindergarten/First Grade
Second Grade
- DiTerlizzi & Black. The Field Guide.
Third Grade/ Fourth Grade
- Mortenson. Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea.
Categories: Read Aloud
One of the first steps in the research process is coming up with good questions. After using a Jeopardy game to practice searching the New Book of Knowledge online encyclopedia, second graders have taken on a huge higher order thinking challenge: they are helping me write new questions. Here’s our process:
- Pick a SUBJECT
- Search SUBJECT
- Find an interesting FACT
- Write the question using: WHO? WHERE? WHAT? WHEN? WHY? or HOW MANY…?
- Write the ANSWER
- REVIEW–”Does the question lead me to the correct SUBJECT?” “Does the question lead me to the correct FACT?”
Categories: 2nd Grade Media
Kindergarten
- Florian. Dinothesaurus.
- Thomas. Rhyming Dust Bunnies.
First Grade
- Yee. Abracadabra! Magic with Mouse and Mole.
Second Grade
- DiTerlizzi & Black. The Field Guide.
Categories: Read Aloud
Kindergarten
- Harper. When Randolph Turned Rotten.
- Howe. Horace and Morris But Mostly Dolores.
First Grade
- Brett. The Umbrella.
- David. The Magic Raincoat.
Second Grade
- Yolen. Commander Toad and the Intergalactic Spy.
Third Grade
- Bayrock. Bubble Homes and Fish Farts.
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