Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Child's Book of True Stories

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of The Child's Book of True Stories by Increase Niles Tarbox, a book of nonfiction stories for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A Child's History of England

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of A Child's History of England by Charles Dickens, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Familiar Natural History, With Descriptions

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Familiar Natural History, with Descriptions by R. Lee, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: First Steps in General Knowledge

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of First Steps in General Knowledge by Sarah Windsor Tomlinson, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Flowers That Never Fade

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Flowers that Never Fade by Annie Amelia, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Gem

For Students 3rd - 5th
A scanned copy of the 1853 publication of Gem, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Animals of the Farm

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1880 publication Animals of the Farm, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Bird and Animal Series: Domestic Animals by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Bird and Animal Series: Domestic Animals by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a nonfiction book of illustrated stories about cats, dogs, and farm animals.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Pictures & Stories From Natural History by Mc Loughlin Bros.

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Pictures & Stories from Natural History by McLoughlin Bros. (1886), a nonfiction, illustrated book about all types of animals including domestic, farm, wild, and...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Beauties and Wonders of Vegetable Life Religious Tract Soc.

For Students 2nd - 7th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book Beauties and Wonders of Vegetable Life, or, Rambles in Parks, Forests, Conservatories, Orchards, Gardens, Fields, and Heaths by Religious Tract Society (1866), a...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Boy Travellers in Central Europe by Thomas W. Knox

For Students 3rd - 6th
This is an online photocopy of the original text of the children's book The Boy Travellers in Central Europe by Thomas W. Knox (1892), the adventures of two youths in a journey through France, Switzerland, and Austria.
eBook
Other

Florida Virtual School: The Hot Zone [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Complete text of the best-selling nonfiction thriller The Hot Zone by Richard Preston.
Website
Other

Repeat After Us

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site is a collection of copyright-free literature ranging from nursery rhymes to philosophy to literature from many time periods and cultures. There are more than 6,000 texts, and over 1,100 of them are accompanied by audio...
Website
Other

Karleen Bradford

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Karleen Bradford is well known for her historical fiction written for children and teens. She has also written fiction and nonfiction. Her site has descriptions of her books as well as some teacher guides.
Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: 103 Things to Do Before/during/after Reading

For Students K - 1st Standards
The highly-respected Reading Rockets program offers both teachers and students a toolkit of ways to connect more actively with the materials they read. Some of these techniques are specifically for fiction-reading, others are designed...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Far Off

For Students 5th - 7th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of Far Off by Favell Lee Mortimer, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: A History of the United States of America

For Students 9th - 10th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of A History of the United States of America by Charles Augustus Goodrich, a nonfiction book for children.
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: The Farm and Its Scenes

For Students 4th - 6th
A scanned copy of the 1852 publication of The Farm and Its Scenes by R. Lee, a nonfiction book for children.
Handout
Folger Shakespeare Library

Folger Shakespeare Library: Cool Printing Facts

For Students 9th - 10th
This informational articles provides interesting facts about Johannes Gutenberg's invention, printing press. The author explains how the printing press was important to the writings of William Shakespeare.
Website
Other

Children's Books About the Holocaust

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
An annotated bibliography of books about the Holocaust. Includes picture books, young adult fiction, and nonfiction including information about Anne Frank.
Lesson Plan
Writing Fix

Writing Fix: Snowball Note Making and Summarizing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students will engage in this post-reading strategy for a nonfiction or a fiction piece. Each student will take notes on a four-square square graphic organizer about something they already knew, something they found...
Primary
University of Florida

Baldwin Library: Book About Animals

For Students K - 1st
A scanned copy of the 1850 publication of Book about Animals by Rufus Merrill, a nonfiction book for children.
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...
Handout
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Camilo Jose Cela Biographical

For Students 9th - 10th
This Nobel site contains a short biographical sketch of the nonfiction prize winner, along with a list of works.

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