Activity
Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: A Guide to Writing Children's Lit.

For Students 9th - 10th
A great resource for writing, illustrating, and publishing children's literature. Includes articles, guides, and helpful tips to being successful in one or more ventures in children's literature.
Lesson Plan
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Themes and Subjects

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Primarily for use by a teacher, this site gives a list of themes and subject areas that, when clicked, lead to more information on books, articles, links and activities for the classroom.
Website
Other

Ian Wallace

For Students 3rd - 5th
Ian Wallace is a very successful Canadian children's author. His website has a wealth of information about him and his books, as well as articles that have been written about him.
Website
Other

Dong a Newspaper: Korean Children's Newspaper

For Students 6th - 8th
Well-known Korean children's newspaper website. Articles match general interests of elementary to middle school students: reports on world news, movie stars, singers, sports, science, school news, cartoons, writing competition and study...
Article
University of Michigan

Children's Literature a Powerful Problem Solving Tool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using children's literature for young students can be a good way to teach problem solving skills. This brief article explains how the local police department and teacher use children's books to help their students develop their problem...
Article
University of Michigan

Children's Literature a Powerful Problem Solving Tool

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Using children's literature for young students can be a good way to teach problem solving skills. This brief article explains how the local police department and teacher use children's books to help their students develop their problem...
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Article on Encouraging Summer Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Scholastic.com provides teachers with this practical article to help encourage summer reading. The research presented within this article will enable teachers to create readers.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Thornton Burgess

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A good resource for teachers needing information on children's author and conservationist, Thornton Burgess. This article provides a brief biography, a list of Burgess's awards and accomplishments, and a list of Burgess's published works.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: How to Choose the Best Multicultural Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Teacher's resource that advises how to choose great multicultural books for children. Includes lists of good books and authors, as well as criteria for selecting texts.
Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Family Reading Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
This site features family reading activities that will guide parents with their children's reading development.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Virginia Hamilton's Interview Transcript

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This is a transcript of an interview between students and the celebrated children's writer, Virginia Hamilton.
Website
The Book Report

Kids reads.com: Authors

For Students 3rd - 5th
Click on the children's author link to view an article with biographical information, book titles, and the like.
Website
Scholastic

Scholastic: Eric Carle Author Study

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource features an author study of Eric Carle. Students and teachers can gain a deeper understanding into this author's life and work when they visit.
Activity
Scholastic

Scholastic: Summer Reading

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Discover more about the importance of summer reading through this informative resource. Scholastic.com provides teachers with links to summer booklists, articles on summer reading and more.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Maya Angelou

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia on Maya Angelou discusses her careers in literature, activism, and screen, and lists her many accomplishments in these areas. Links are also provided for additional information.
Website
Other

24 Hour Museum: Uk's National Virtual Museum

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The 24 Hour Museum collects in one place museum exhibit sites and news from over 3700 museums, galleries and heritage sites in the UK. Whether you are interested in history, science, literature or culture, you'll be able to find...
Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Strategies for Every Child to Read

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
What are some strategies for achieving the goal of every child reading? This site features several activities to achieve this goal with your readers.
Professional Doc
AdLit

Ad lit.org: Blending Multiple Genres in Theme Baskets

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The theme-basket concept of literature instruction combines several approaches known to work with marginalized readers, students with learning disabilities, and ELLs: 1) a thematic approach to teaching literature, 2) the use of...