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Children's Literature on the Web
General Sites | Young
Adult Sites | Children's Book Awards
Book Lists and Databases
Lesson Plans | Authors
and Illustrators | New York City Resources
General Sites
- Children's Literature Web Guide
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
- Comprehensive and well-designed site. Covers authors on the
web, recommended books, journals, book reviews, awards, and MORE.
See also the Doucette Index.
- FairRosa Cyber Library
http://www.fairrosa.info/
- Click on "Lists" for links to children's book lists, and
also check out the "Authors/Illustrators" section.
Pace University Library maintains two Internet Resource categories
that have links to selected children's literature sites. The Literature
category and the Education
category both have pages devoted to children's literature.
Young Adult Literature Sites
YALSA Booklists and Book Awards
http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists
The Young Adult Library Service Association maintains a web page with
links to lists of YA book award winners and suggested reading lists.
Vandergrift's Young Adult Literature page
http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/YoungAdult/
Created by an award winning librarian from Rutger's University, this
page has several links of interest. You will find topic reading lists
as well as links to information on criticism and other readings that
will help you to understand Young Adult literature.
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Children's Book Awards
- American Library Association
http://www.ala.org/
- Look here for a list of current and past winners of the Newbery,
Caldecott and other children's book awards given by the American Library
Association.
- See also the Children's
Book Awards section of the Children's Literature Web Guide, and
the Database of Award-Winning Children's
Literature, listed below.
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Book Lists and Databases
Many of the sites on this page link to book lists. The specific
sites below allow you to create customized lists by searching for books
meeting certain criteria.
- Children's Picture Book Database
http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/
- Contains citations and abstracts of over 4,500 picture books, classified
by discipline. The database is fully searchable by keyword.
- Database of Award-Winning Children's
Literature
http://www.dawcl.com
- Large database of children's book award winners designed by librarian
Lisa Bartle. You can create customized booklists that conform to a
number of different criteria.
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Lesson Plans
- Educator's Desk Reference Lesson Plan
http://www.eduref.org/Virtual/Lessons/index.shtml
- A large clearinghouse for lesson plans in all subject areas. Find
reading-related lessons in the "Language Arts" category.
- The Doucette Index: K-12 Lesson Ideas
for Literature
http://www.educ.ucalgary.ca/litindex/
- Part of the Children's Literature Web Guide
listed above, the Doucette Index allows you to search for literature-based
lesson plans either by book title or by author/illustrator.
- The Gateway to Educational Materials
http://www.thegateway.org/
- The U.S. Department of Education's "one-stop" shopping
site for educators includes a searchable database of lesson plans
and curriculum units on a variety of subjects.
- S.C.O.R.E. CyberGuides
http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/cyberguide.html
- Provides lesson plans based on California's statewide language arts
content standards. Books are listed by grade level.
Other suggested sites for Lesson Plans can be found under the Education
section of the Pace University Library Internet Resources.
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Authors and Illustrators
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- Children's Book Council Online
http://www.cbcbooks.org
- Go to the Librarian or Teacher section. Good links to author and
illustrator pages.
- Index to Internet Sites: Children's and Young Adults' Authors
and Illustrators
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/biochildhome.htm
- A very extensive list of children's authors authors and illustrators,
with links to biographical information, author interviews online,
and more.
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New York City Resources
Please visit our site on how to get a public
library card which is required to access some of the online resources
through these sites.
- New York City School Library System
http://www.nycenet.edu/Offices/TeachLearn/OfficeCurriculumProfessionalDevelopment/
SchoolLibrarySystem/default.htm
- Access the online catalog, databases, and other related links through
this site.
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- "On-Lion" for Kids from The New York Public Library
http://www2.nypl.org/home/branch/kids/
- Includes book lists and links to other children's literature web
sites, as well as information on the New York City Summer Reading
Program.
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- Brooklyn Public Library Kidzone and Infozone (for teens)
http://www.brooklynpubliclibrary.org/kids_teens.jsp
- Library news and events, homework help, and more. The "Great
Books" section lists classic children's books by grade level.
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- Queens Borough Public Library
http://www.queenslibrary.org/KidsTeens/index.asp
- See "KidsLinQ" or "TeenLinQ" for research assistance,
and "Programs & Services" to find out what's going on
in your local branch.
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