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Harold D. Underdown

Children's Book Awards/ Award Winning Children's Books

For Students 9th - 10th
Site includes information about the Caldecott Medal, the Newbery Medal, the National Book Award, the Coretta Scott King Award, and other National Awards from 2002-current. Includes a page on each award, links to press releases, and...
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University of Southern Mississippi: De Grummond Children's Books Digital

For Students 9th - 10th
The de Grummond Children's Books Digital Collection contains a selection of books and documents from the holdings of the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection at The University of Southern Mississippi. The majority of works...
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Other

Tasha Tudor and Family: Children's Book Illustrator

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Beautiful illustrations of Tasha Tudor's children's books and pictures of her farm and crafts give you a feel for this artist.
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Other

Children's Book Council: Building a Home Library

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Children's Book Council offers four downloadable lists for different age groups to use for developing a home library or just for finding good books to read.
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Harold D. Underdown

Writing and Illustrating Multicultural Children's Books

For Students 9th - 10th
A thorough resource on the wide-ranging topic of multicultural literature for children. Includes information about the current field of multiculturalism, opportunities for writers, finding a publisher, and looking toward the future of...
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Scholastic

Scholastic Kids: Book Central

For Students 3rd - 5th
Scholastic Kids Book Central contains links to other interactive Scholastic sites on various children's book series. The site also provides information on kids' authors and illustrators, fun activities, and more.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Children's Book for Sabbath Hours

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1873 publication of Children's Book for Sabbath Hours by Asa Bullard, a book of religious stories for children.
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Harold D. Underdown

Review: Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures

For Students 9th - 10th
A book review of "Illustrating Children's Books: Creating Pictures for Publication," including critical contents and comments. Also provides information about who would benefit from reading this book review. A good resource for those...
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Other

Bab Books: On Line Stories and Resources for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Collection of children's books online. Some of the books are "Talking books," and children can create their own story by using Adlib and even have the story read back to them.
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Princeton University

Cotsen Children's Library: Water Babies: Swimming in Picture Books

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about children's book illustration of swimming scenes in this on-line exhibit of relevant images from popular children's stories.
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Princeton University

Cotsen Children's Library: Creepy Crawlies: Insects in Picture Books

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how insects are used in children's books in this image gallery with descriptions of multiple examples from popular children's literature.
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Open Library of the Internet Archive

Open Library: Children's Book of Patriotic Stories

For Students 1st - 5th
This ebook version of Asa Don Dickinson's Children's Book Of Patriotic Stories has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
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Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: Books About Children's Books

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of books about children's literature. A good resource for one who is looking for information or research about children's literature. Click on each link for the book's Amazon.com page.
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Other

Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators homepage. A great starting point for new writers interested in exploring this genre.
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Other

Children's Book Week: Book Week Online

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Children's Book Week occurs in May and is a celebration of children's books and their authors. Here you will find many suggestions for how to celebrate in the classroom and the community.
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NWT Literacy Council

Nwt Literacy Council: How to Kit: Writing and Publishing Children's Books! [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 8th Standards
Instructions on how to create and publish a children's book in the classroom or as a community literacy endeavour are provided. The NWT Literacy Council offers bursaries for these projects. It tells of a Grade 3 professionally published...
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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Kids' Book Has Charges of Whitewashing Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
Article presents a critical analysis of the depiction of slavery in the children's book, A Fine Dessert.
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Other

Dan Gutman, Children's Book Author

For Students 3rd - 5th
The children's author Dan Gutman hosts this website devoted to his baseball stories. It even includes rejection letters, an original poem, and some book excerpts, and some puzzles and games.
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University of Wisconsin

Uw: Cooperative Children's Book Center(ccbc)

For Students 9th - 10th
The CCBS is a valuable site for those interested in children's and young adults' literature. Search the universities collections, learn about upcoming events, "view archived videos of public lectures by authors, artists, and editors, or...
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McGill University

Children's Books of the Early Soviet Era

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief discussions of various themes in Soviet children's literature of the 1920s and 30s. Examples of cover art.
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University of Guelph

Imagining Home in Children's Picture Books by Canadian Aboriginal Authors

For Students 9th - 10th
What is the image of "home" in contemporary Canadian Aboriginal context, and how is it--and the forces that threaten it--addressed in children's books? Read a discussion of "home" in Aboriginal children's picture books and how "home" is...
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Predictable Story Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Several examples of predictable books are listed and organized according to type. In addition to providing titles of children's books, this resource lists related titles for young adult readers. The bibliography includes several...
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ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Children's Book Author Eric Carle Was Born on This Day in 1929

For Teachers K - 1st
Eric Carle's illustrations feature paper collages, so after reading some of Carle's books you might create your own word collage for an added challenge. Students will choose a scene, an emotion, an animal, or a person. Then students...
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Other

Children's Nursery: Beatrix Potter's Children's Books

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this site dedicated to beloved children's author Beatrix Potter you can view a list of her works, many with links to the texts. Stories include Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Mrs. Tiggie Winkle, and more! Includes links to many other...

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