This article is intendend for students who would like to write a book. The article includes 10, easy-to-follow steps.

This lesson plan outlines classroom methods to teach both how to evaluate and how to write book reviews. Included in the lesson plan is an overview, practice, objectives, resources, preparation, and more.

In Sticks and Stones by Beth Goobie, Jujube's reputation suffers after she spends some time alone in a car with Brent. He does not deny it and his friends believe they went all the way, although little happened. When things are spiraling...

In Tough Trails by Irene Morck, Ambrose's horse is injured and has to be sold for its meat. Against his uncle's wishes, Ambrose buys an old packhorse to ride for his uncle's trail business, and is redeemed when the horse saves a young...

The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...

The authors explain strategies for using bilingual books to foster literacy development with ESL learners. They argue that the presence of books in other languages in the classroom library sends a clear message about the value of...

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1841, one publication is "A Descent into the Maelstrom." This short story was written by Edgar Allan Poe.

Classic Reader provides numerous classic works from famous authors. First published in 1877, one publication is A Knight Of The Nineteenth Century. This story was written by Edward Payson Roe.

A very interesting excerpt from a book published in 1873, recounting the formation of the Credit Moblier Company, explaining who created it, and why the company was at the heart of a huge scandal in the building of the transcontinental...

Queen of the Toilet Bowl' by Canadian author Freida Wishinsky is about a Brazilian girl who gets a lead role in a school musical and then must learn to deal with a bully who is upset she was passed over for it. Freida Wishinsky is a...

A detailed description of the job of copy editor, with a discussion of how it differs from other closely related jobs, e.g. proofreader. A very specific explanation of the various roles involved in publishing.

Despite spending much of her life enslaved, Phillis Wheatley was the first African American woman to publish a book of poems.

A book published by the UN in 2008 that attempts to address the question of Palestine. Discusses in detail the history of Palestine from the time the United Nations was formed and up to 2008.

Read a chapter from a book by Edward Winslow Martin, published in 1873, which lays out what Credit Mobilier was and how being associated with the company and its stock became such a scandal to members of Congress in 1872.

Lizzie Black Kander was a well known figure in Milwaukee in the early part of the twentieth century. She helped Jewish immigrants settle in the area and learn how to gain acceptance, published cookbooks and promoted the 'domestic arts'...

This site offers the text of a book by Frank Dyer and Thomas Martin published in 1929 on the inventions of Thomas Edison. This particular page discusses Alexander Graham Bell's development of the telephone and the controversy over Thomas...

Julie Lawson is a Canadian children's author of historical fiction. This page has biographical information and a list of her published works.

Read the full text of the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy "Childhood". It is the first in a series of three novels exploring the inner life of a young boy.

Excerpts from Narratives of New Netherland, 1609-1664, published in 1909, and available for free from Google Books. The first excerpt is from a 1644 account of Henry Hudson's descriptions of the new land he saw on his 1609 voyage. The...

As part of a larger site, Mark Twain in his Times, this site on "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" offers the text, selected illustrations, advertisements for the book when first published, contemporary reviews, and much more information...

From lesson plans and classroom tools to free books and opportunities to publish students' work, nonprofit organizations have a lot to offer parents, teachers, and struggling readers themselves. Learn about some nonprofits with a...

The McLoughlin Brothers Papers Digital Collection contains a selection of items from the McLoughlin Brothers Papers located at The University of Southern Mississippi. McLoughlin Brothers, Inc. was a New York publishing firm which...