Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: Wise Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of "Wise Children" by Angela Carter and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
Article
Harold D. Underdown

Writing and Illustrating Multicultural Children's Books

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Website
Other

Kostyor (Campfire): Russian Magazine for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Lesson Plan
British Library

British Library: Blake's 'The Chimney Sweeper': Literature & Injustice

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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]
Activity
Other

Children's Nursery: Beatrix Potter's Children's Books

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this site dedicated to beloved children's author Beatrix Potter you can view a list of her works, many with links to the texts. Stories include Peter Rabbit, Benjamin Bunny, Mrs. Tiggie Winkle, and more! Includes links to many other...
Activity
Harold D. Underdown

The Purple Crayon: Resources About Agents for Writers

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Website
University of Wisconsin

Uw: Cooperative Children's Book Center(ccbc)

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Children's Crusade by George Zabriskie Gray

For Students 4th - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's The Children's Crusade: An Episode of the Thirteenth Century by George Zabriskie Gray [1870], a nonfiction account of Children's Crusade in the 13th Century.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: How the Children Raised the Wind

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of How the Children Raised the Wind by Edna Lyall, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Select Poetry for Children

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Select Poetry for Children by Joseph Payne, a book of poems for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Sermons to Children

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Sermons to Children by George Wagner, a religious book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Plain and Short History of England for Children

For Students 6th - 8th
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.
Website
Virginia Tech

Literature in an Interdisciplinary Unit

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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.
Unit Plan
Vocabulary.com

"Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children," Vocabulary: Prologue Chapter 4

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a list of 40 words from the Prologue t hroughChapter 4 of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, a young adult fantasy novel written by Ransom Riggs. Teachers can digitally assign this list to their students to...
Unit Plan
Other

Nancy Polette: "The Whipping Boy" Literature Guide

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A booktalk, sample vocabulary activity and a writing activities are the features of this brief literature guide by author and former librarian Nancy Polette.
Website
Books in the Classroom

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: Dr. Seuss

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Bridging Literature and Mathematics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
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...
Handout
Other

Encyclopedia.com: Judith Viorst

For Students 3rd - 8th
A profile of writer Judith Viorst. Looks at her accomplishments and awards and includes a long list of the many books she wrote, organized into categories of fiction and nonfiction for children and books and poetry for adults. The...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Forlorn Hope

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Forlorn Hope, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Grandfather's Chair

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Grandfather's Chair by Nathaniel Hawthorne, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Island of Gold

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of The Island of Gold by Gordon Stables, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Jessie Dyson

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Jessie Dyson by John A. Walker, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Klondike Nuggets

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Klondike Nuggets by Edward Sylvester Ellis, a fiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Laura's Holidays

For Students 2nd - 4th
A scanned copy of the 1898 publication of Laura's Holidays by Henrietta Robins Mack Eliot, a fiction book for children.

Other popular searches