Curated OER
Lemony Snicket Series Comes to an End (Unfortunately)
An informational text about Lemony Snicket leads to a discussion of the books class members have read in the Series of Unfortunate Events series. Children then compare and contrast the settings, plots, and characters in the...
Curated OER
When Jessie Came Across The Sea
Young scholars engage in a study about immigration by using children's literature. They conduct research about the immigrations to New York City in the past and the current status. Students conduct class discussion about Ellis Island and...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Captain January by Laura E. Richards
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Captain January by Laura E. Richards (1892), a novel about an orphaned girl who is raised by a kindly lighthouse keeper until the truant officer tries to take her away.