Shockingly, wasps sometimes challenge lions as the king of predators! Learners explore the life of a wasp in an interactive online lesson. They read about the characteristics of wasps and then complete activities to learn about their lives.

This video segment from Between the Lions features "The Lion and the Mouse" for young students, an introduction to one of many Aesop's fables. illustrates how children can learn by talking about a book as it is read aloud. [4:19]

This is a fun idea to display your students' book reports, and encourage reading at the same time! In this online lesson, children use special markers to actually draw their book report on the windows of the library or classroom. Also...

This profile of the book and magazine illustrator Robert Lawson features a biography and many examples of his work.

Everything a person wants to know about Pat Mora. This is her own personal page. It has links to her nonfiction, her poetry, her children's books and interviews with her. There are some great resources for teachers at this site. Students...

Find out about the life and work of the father of the Big Bang theory, Georges Lemaitre. This article describes the origin of the cosmology theory and its growing acceptance among scientists. This is an excerpt from COSMIC HORIZONS:...

The economic philosophy of laissez-faire was espoused by Adam Smith in his book, Wealth of Nations. Read about the concepts of this philosophy, how it pertained to American business in the late 19h century, and what the drawbacks to...

Sometimes a pen can be wielded more lethally than a sword. Read about the brave muckrakers who exposed corruption and injustice in government and business. These journalists attacked different areas, but the result was an introduction to...

This site, part of the online version of the magazine BookPage, provides a 1998 interview with Gary Soto, in which he discusses the themes of some of his works, his background, and his use of different genres of writing.

This resource provides an extensive alphabetical list of viruses.

Contains seven teaching ideas for the Clifford series of books by Norman Bridwell. These aren't detailed plans, but they are ideas that are a good start for lessons.

This site is based on the book, One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, by Katie Smith Milway. Learn how small loans, called microfinance, can make an impact on people's lives. There are lesson plans, games, and interviews...

A biography of Joseph Campbell, a leading academic in the study of myth. Discusses his books and his ideas about myth and folklore. His work was a big influence on filmmaker George Lucas for the screenplay of the first Star Wars movie.

Hosted by Annette Bening, Sounds and Symbols focuses on how children learn the relationship between sounds, letters, and words as an initial step before being able to decode the printed word. Features children's book author and...

This site provides a biography of Langston Hughes, followed by several of his poems (some complete with audio clips) and a bibliography of his more influential works.