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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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Other

Classroom Clues: Children's Literature for Understanding Economics

For Teachers K - 1st
How do you teach obscure economic concepts to younger elementary students? One way is through children's literature. This site has a large variety of children's picture books that teach various economic concepts such as supply and...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Stories for Children: A Book for All Little Girls and Boys

For Students 2nd - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of A Book for All Little Girls and Boys by Mrs. Coleman, a book of stories and poems for children.
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Miami University

Miami University: Children's Picture Book Database (Abstracts)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This resource offers a large database with abstracts that describe numerous children's picture books.
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International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
Article
International Reading Association

Using Bilingual Books in Esl and Mainstreamed Classrooms

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...
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Orca Book Publishers

Orca Book Publishers: 'Queen of the Toilet Bowl' Teaching Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Queen of the Toilet Bowl' by Canadian author Freida Wishinsky is about a Brazilian girl who gets a lead role in a school musical and then must learn to deal with a bully who is upset she was passed over for it. Freida Wishinsky is a...
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Literature of America and Our Favorite Author

For Students 10th - 12th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Literature of America and Our Favorite Author by William Wilfred Birdsall, a book of poetry for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Child's Book of Song and Praise

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of The Child's Book of Song and Praise, a book of songs and poems for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Horn Book Jingles

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Horn-book Jingles by Georgie Gaskin, a book of poems for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Book of Ballads

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Book of Ballads, a book of poetry for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Coloured Picture Nursery Sunday Book

For Students 1st - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Coloured Picture Nursery Sunday Book, a book of Bible stories for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Red Book

For Students 1st - 3rd
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of The Red Book by Mary Martha Sherwood, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Third Book of History

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of The Third Book of History by Samuel Griswold Goodrich, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Young Man's Evening Book

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of The Young Man's Evening Book by Joseph H. Francis, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Pearl Story Book

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of The Pearl Story Book by Pamela Chandler Colman, a book of poems and stories for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Picture Story Book

For Students 6th - 8th
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of A Picture Story Book by Josiah Westley, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Child's Book of Saints

For Students 5th - 7th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of A Child's Book of Saints by William Canton, a religious book for children.
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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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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Beautiful Stories About Children

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Beautiful Stories about Children by Charles Dickens, a book of stories for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Jacob & the Raven, With Other Stories for Children

For Students 2nd - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Jacob & the Raven, with Other Stories for Children by Frances Mary Peard, a fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A History of the Reformation for Children

For Students 5th - 7th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of A History of the Reformation for Children by Edward Nangle, a nonfiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Stories for Children

For Students 1st - 3rd
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Stories for Children, a fiction book for children.
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University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of A Wonder-Book for Girls and Boys by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a book of stories for children.