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Classic Reader: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
This is the full text of the children's novel The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame. It focuses on four anthropomorphized animals in a pastoral version of Edwardian England and is notable for its mixture of mysticism, adventure,...
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Classic Reader: The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting
This is the full text of the children's novel The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting, the second book in the Doctor Dolittle series.
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Classic Reader: The Two Elsies by Martha Finley
This is the full text of the children's novel The Two Elsies by Martha Finley, Book 11 in the Original Elsie Dinsmore Series.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Edgar B. P. Darlington
This site features the author Edgar B. P. Darlington including the full text of five children's novels from "The Circus Boys" series.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Hildegard G. Frey
This site features the author Hildegard G. Frey including the full text of four children's novels: The Camp Fire Girls at School, The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit, The Campfire Girls at Camp Keewaydin, and The Campfire Girls Go Motoring.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Thomas W. Burgess
This site features the author Thomas W. Burgess including the full text of 13 children's novels.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Frances Hodgson Burnett
This site features the author Frances Hodgson Burnett including the full text of nine children's novels including Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden.
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Classic Reader: Authors: Lewis Carroll
This site features the author Lewis Carroll including a biography and the full text of four children's novels: Alice in Wonderland (Illustrated), Alice's Adventures Under Ground, The Hunting of the Snark, and Through the Looking-Glass.
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Classic Reader: Book: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
This site features the full text of the children's novel Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
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Classic Reader: Book: Blacky the Crow by Thornton W. Burgess
This site features the full text of the children's novel Blacky the Crow by Thornton W. Burgess.
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Classic Reader: Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. Burgess
This is the full text of the children's novel Whitefoot the Wood Mouse by Thornton W. Burgess, a story that provides important lessons about animals, nature, and the environment.
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British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: Angela Carter's Wise Children
In these activities, students will focus on a wealth of drafting material and writer's notebooks to reveal how Angela Carter created her final comic novel, "Wise Children". They will closely examine fascinating source documents and...
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Baldwin Library: Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's novel Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne (1888), a fictional account of travelling around the world.
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British Library: 20th Century Works: In Praise of Love and Children
"In Praise of Love and Children" by Beryl Gilroy is a novel that tells of the experiences of Caribbean migration and celebrates community. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher...
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Classic Reader: The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit
Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. This early 1900's work was written by Edith Nesbit, author of the Bastable series, Psammead series, House of Arden series, and other notable children's novels.
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Archipelago' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Archipelago", a novel by David Ward set in the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, follows a boy who is transported to prehistoric times and must learn to survive there. This extensive teacher's guide includes chapter summaries...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Dooley Takes the Fall' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Dooley Takes the Fall", a mystery novel by Canadian author Norah McClintock for grade nine and up, is about a boy who has made some mistakes in the past. He becomes a suspect after he witnesses a boy jumping off a bridge and has to...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'Greener Grass' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"Greener Grass" an historical novel by Canadian author Caroline Pignat, is set in Ireland, follows a family's struggle to survive after a potato blight hits their crop and famine comes. The family has many trials along the way. This...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'A Company of Fools' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"A Company of Fools", a novel by Deborah Ellis, is set in Paris during the year of the plague. It follows the friendship of two orphaned boys living at an abbey. This extensive teacher's guide includes chapter summaries with accompanying...
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Paul Yee: 'Breakaway' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
This teaching guide provided by Paul Yee for his novel "Breakaway" provides a summary of the novel, discussion questions and classroom activities. The novel explores issues faced by Chinese Canadian immigrants as they deal with racism...
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Paul Yee: 'The Bone Collector's Boy' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
This teaching guide provided by Paul Yee for his novel "The Bone Collector's Boy" provides a summary of the novel, discussion questions and classroom activities. The novel explores some tough issues faced by Chinese Canadian immigrants...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'How to Make a Wave' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"How to Make a Wave", a novel by Lisa Hurst-Archer, is about an adolescent girl struggling to come to terms with a scar on her face and the absence of her mother. This extensive teacher's guide includes chapter summaries with...
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'The Countess and Me' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"The Countess and Me", a novel by Canadian author Paul Kropp for grades seven to nine, deals with the struggle of a thirteen-year-old boy to gain acceptance from his peers who belong to a gang. He juggles this with his feelings towards...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe (1865), an illustrated classic novel.