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The National Academies Press: Open Book: Eager to Learn
A complete copy of the book Eager to Learn by The National Research Council's Committee on Early Childhood Pedagogy, edited by T. Bowman, M. Suzanne Donovan, and M. Susan Burns, copyright 2000. The book focuses on preschool education and...
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
Ascd: Building Literacy in Social Studies: Ch 1: Reading Social Studies Texts
Article provides excellent tips and strategies for building comprehension and critical thinking skills in Social Studies. It describes some of the challenges students have with reading and understanding their textbooks.
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: The Time Warp Trio by Jon Scieszka
Scieszka and Smith share details of their lives and careers at this site. There's a bit of information about a number of their books, not just "The Time Warp Trio."
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The Reading Room: Books You Can Read: Online Books
This ebook site provides eight multi-chapter online stories for young readers, along with illustrations.
The Book Report
Kids reads.com: The Fudge Books by Judy Blume
This comprehensive site features activities, reviews, and more for Judy Blume's "The Fudge Books." Come and explore this educational gold mine.
State University of New York
Oneonta: Reading "The Pioneers" as History
This detailed site provides a guide for reading "The Pioneers" by James Fenimore Cooper. Includes background information about the book, a description of the setting and form, a list and description of principal characters, and...
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King James Version: Book of 1 John
Here you can click on the specific chapter of 1 John that you would like to read, and the site links you to the actual Biblical text from the King James Version of the Bible.
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Tale of a Singing Zebra: Chapter 9: The Big Twitch
This e-book shares the story of Roy the Zebra as he uses his nose to try and find his herd. Students will develop their fluency and reading comprehension through this guided reading book.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Tale of a Singing Zebra: Chapter 3: The Zebra Warp Drive
This Roy the Zebra e-book shares the story of Roy the Zebra who finds the 'zebra warp drive' and learns how to drive a tractor. Students will develop their fluency and reading comprehension through this guided reading book.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Tale of a Singing Zebra: Chapter 7: The Safari Park
This e-book shares the story of Roy the Zebra and his trip to a safari park. Students will develop their fluency and reading comprehension through this guided reading book.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Tale of a Singing Zebra: Chapter 8: How to Find the Herd
This e-book shares a story of Roy the Zebra and his method for finding this herd. Students will develop their fluency and reading comprehension through this guided reading book.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Tale of a Singing Zebra: Chapter 4: The Big City
This Roy the Zebra e-book shares the story of Roy of Zebra as he goes to a carnival. Students will develop their fluency and reading comprehension through this guided reading book.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Tale of a Singing Zebra: Chapter 6: Frank
This Roy the Zebra e-book shares the story of Roy the Zebra's bus trip and visit to a safari park. Students will develop their fluency and reading comprehension through this guided reading book.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Tuck Everlasting
"Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbitt is about the implications of life without death. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The file provides in-depth information on the author. There are...
Scholastic
Scholastic Book Files: A Reading Guide to a Wrinkle in Time
This teaching guide accompanies Madeleine's L'Engle's book, A Wrinkle in Time. Setting, plot, characters, and theme questions are included, along with guided reading questions for each chapter.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: The Book of the Prophet Ezekiel
This site from Ibiblio contains the complete Book of the Prophet Ezekiel. It is broken down into chapters for easier reading and is worth checking out.
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1st Kings 1: General Notes on the Book of 1st Kings
Matthew Henry's discussion of 1 Kings 1. You can also read other chapters in 1 Kings, simply click at the bottom of the screen.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Sounder
Newbery Award Winner, "Sounder", by William H. Armstrong, is about a sharecropping family and their hunting dog, Sounder. Overarching themes of this novel are courage, family, racial injustice, the importance of education, and hope. Make...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Book Files: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
"Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry", by Mildred D. Taylor is a riveting, Newbery Award winning novel, about a family living in the 1930s Jim Crow South. Make a smart choice by reading your favorite novel with a BookFiles reading guide. The...
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3 D Issue: Reconsidering Read Aloud by Mary Lee Hahn Intro Section
Intro section (front material, introduction, Chapter 1) of the book Reconsidering Read-Aloud by Mary Lee Hahn.
University of South Florida
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Lit2 Go: Barnum: Squinty, the Comical Pig
This resource presents the text of Richard Barnum's children's story, "Squinty, the Comical Pig." The text can be read online or downloaded by individual chapters in MP3 or PDF format. In addition, each chapter has downloadable support...
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National Academies Press: Science, Evolution, and Creationism
The resource allows learners to read the book online for free. A group of experts explain the fundamental methods of science, document the overwhelming evidence in support of biological evolution, and evaluate the alternative...
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Heart of Darkness
Complete text of Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness," the inspiration for the movie "Apocalypse Now." It has been edited only to the extent that the web publisher has separated each chapter into five sections to fit his "Chapter a Day,"...