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Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Arnold Lobel

For Students 3rd - 5th
A comprehensive look at some of the works of Arnold Lobel and their significance in children's literature. Also contains summaries for many of Lobel's books and links to other Lobel sites.
Handout
University of Pennsylvania

African Children's Literature for Elementary Grades

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here is a list of primary and elementary African children's books. Author, Title, subject, and a short summary are included.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Language Arts Professional Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Resources for teachers in children's literature can be found in this bibliography--whole language philosophy, reading/writing techniques, spelling, and assessment.
Lesson Plan
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Looking Critically at Picture Books

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
This site describes several ideas and activities to use with picture books and intermediate/middle school age students. Specific title to use are also given.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Snowflake Bentley

For Students 3rd - 5th
This review of "Snowflake Bentley" written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin and illustrated by Mary Azarian features related activities for this Caldecott medal winning book.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: If You Give a Moose a Muffin

For Students 3rd - 5th
This teacher resource includes a review of Laura Numeroff's If You Give a Moose a Muffin, things to notice in the book and discuss, and related learning activities and links.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Castle in the Attic

For Students 3rd - 5th
This site provides a review of the book "The Castle in the Attic" by Elizabeth Winthrop. It also features ideas for activities and a list of related books.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Bird Watch: A Book of Poetry

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site is on the book "Bird Watch" by Jane Yolen. It includes a review of the book, a listing of things to notice and talk about, activities related to the book, other related books, and links to other resources.
Lesson Plan
Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Ww Ii as Seen Through Children's Literature

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This interdisciplinary unit plan relies on children's literature about World War II. Bibliographies for both students and teachers are included as well as a rationale for the unit. Includes links to resources.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Young Man's Gift of Literature, Science, and Morality

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of The Young Man's Gift of Literature, Science, and Morality by Cotesworth Pinckney, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Children's Crusade by George Zabriskie Gray

For Students 4th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's The Children's Crusade: An Episode of the Thirteenth Century by George Zabriskie Gray [1870], a nonfiction account of Children's Crusade in the 13th Century.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Nanny's Christmas, a Story for Children by Jasper Green

For Students 1st - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Nanny's Christmas, A Story for Children by Jasper Green [1870], a children's Christmas novel.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Children of Haycombe by Annie S. Fenn

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Children of Haycombe by Annie S. Fenn (1887), an illustrated children's novel.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Bunch of Wild Flowers for Children by Ida Prentice Whitcomb

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book A Bunch of Wild Flowers for the Children by Ida Prentice Whitcomb (c1894), a children's guidebook of wild flowers.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Children of Colonial Days by Elizabeth S. Tucker

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Children of Colonial Days by Elizabeth S. Tucker (c1894), a collection of illustrated children's stories and poems.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Stories of Colonial Children by Mara L. Pratt

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Stories of Colonial Children by Mara L. Pratt (c1894), a collection of illustrated children's stories.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Children of the Village by Mary Russell Mitford

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Children of the Village by Mary Russell Mitford, an illustrated collection of children's stories.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Daisy Chain: A Picture Story Book for Children by a.l.o.e.

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Daisy Chain: A Picture Story Book for Children by A.L.O.E., a collection of children's stories.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Short Stories for Children by Charlotte Elizabaeth

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Short Stories for Children by Charlotte Elizabaeth, a collection of children's short stories.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Adventures of Two Children by Frederick E. Weatherly

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book The Adventures of Two Children by Frederick E. Weatherly (1884), a children's novel.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Stories for Young Children by Henriette Leidesdorf

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original of the children's book Stories for Young Children by Henriette Leidesdorf (1884), a collection of children's stories.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Children of the Week by William Theodore Peters

For Students 2nd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Children of the Week by William Theodore Peters (1886), an illustrated children's novel.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Animal Stories: Pictures and Stories for Children by H. Weir

For Students 2nd - 4th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Animal Stories: Pictures and Stories for Children by Harrison Weir (c1894), a collection of illustrated short passages for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Legends of the Red Children

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1897 publication of Legends of the Red Children by Mara Louise Pratt-Chadwick, a fiction book for children.

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