Harold D. Underdown
Writing and Illustrating Multicultural Children's Books
A thorough resource on the wide-ranging topic of multicultural literature for children. Includes information about the current field of multiculturalism, opportunities for writers, finding a publisher, and looking toward the future of...
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University of Southern Mississippi: De Grummond Children's Literature
The de Grummond Children's Literature Digital Collection contains a selection of items from the manuscript collection located at the University of Southern Mississippi. Includes illustrations, manuscripts, letters, photographs,...
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Kostyor (Campfire): Russian Magazine for Children
An online version of a well-established Russian children's magazine "Kostyor." Contents include current events for kids, children's literature, jokes, games, Russian history, biographical information on Russian writers, as well as...
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Database of Award Winning Children's Literature
This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...
British Library
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...
British Library
British Library: Blake's 'The Chimney Sweeper': Literature & Injustice
In this lesson, students will explore sources related to the lives of chimney sweepers in the early 19th century, highlighting the conditions endured by the children whose plight William Blake highlights in his 'Chimney Sweeper' poems.[PDF]
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British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Childhood
These articles research how childhood was depicted in the literature of the 18th and 19th century, and how perceptions of childhood were different from those of today.
Harold D. Underdown
The Purple Crayon: Resources About Agents for Writers
A comprehensive research guide for writers who are interested in finding an agent. Rich with information and helpful hints; site is suited for children's literature writers but can also apply to other genres.
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'The Moon Children' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"The Moon Children", a novel by Canadian author Beverley A. Brenna, is about the friendship between a Romanian immigrant girl and a boy with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. This teaching guide has ideas for discussion and learning activities.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The American Family in Literature
What is the objective of this "American Family in Literature" unit? This site uses "Farmer Boy" and "Nobody's Family Can Change" to explore differences in families. The resource includes rationale and activities to help get this point to...
Harold D. Underdown
Writing Young Adult and Children's Fiction and Fantasy
A great article concerning writing children's literature, especially in the area of fantasy or science fiction. The author provides information concerning how to develop characters, creating literary elements, and discusses some pitfalls...
University of Wisconsin
Uw: Cooperative Children's Book Center(ccbc)
The CCBS is a valuable site for those interested in children's and young adults' literature. Search the universities collections, learn about upcoming events, "view archived videos of public lectures by authors, artists, and editors, or...
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Travels Through Asia With the Children
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Travels through Asia with the Children by Frank George Carpenter, a nonfiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: How the Children Raised the Wind
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of How the Children Raised the Wind by Edna Lyall, a fiction book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Select Poetry for Children
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Select Poetry for Children by Joseph Payne, a book of poems for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: Mohammedan Children
A scanned copy of the 1851 publication of Mohammedan Children by Daniel Parish Kidder, a religious book for children.
University of Florida
Baldwin Library: A Plain and Short History of England for Children
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of A Plain and Short History of England for Children by George Davys, a nonfiction book for children.
Virginia Tech
Literature in an Interdisciplinary Unit
A good resource for teachers, this website describes an interdisciplinary unit through which Linda Crew's novel, "Children of the River," is used as part of project on the study of rivers.
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Nancy Polette: "The Whipping Boy" Literature Guide
A booktalk, sample vocabulary activity and a writing activities are the features of this brief literature guide by author and former librarian Nancy Polette.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Dr. Seuss
This "Featured Author," selection speaks more about how and why Dr. Seuss (Theodor Geisel) wrote his children's books than about his life. Hurst also suggests the Dr. Seuss books can be used to teach older students some literary...
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Language Arts Professional Books
Resources for teachers in children's literature can be found in this bibliography--whole language philosophy, reading/writing techniques, spelling, and assessment.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Bridging Literature and Mathematics
Contains plans for five 50-minute interdisciplinary lessons that ask students to write about math-related, informational books such as "Actual Size" (Jenkins, 2004) and "If You Hopped Like a Frog" (Schwartz, 1999). Students use books...
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Teaching Children Philosophy: Alexander and the Terrible, by Judith Viorst
This lesson outline summarizes the philosophical issues embedded in the book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith Viorst. This is followed by question sets that teachers can use to guide students in a...
British Library
British Library: Discovering Literature: Romantics & Victorians Themes
From Romantic poetry to Gothic horror, from depictions of poverty and industrialization to portrayals of the middle classes, and from crime fiction to fin de siecle decadence: the literary works of the Romantic and Victorian periods...
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