Karleen Bradford
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Karleen Bradford
This website provides information on the Canadian children and young adult author, Karleen Bradford. Here you can read about her personal story, books and series she has written or writing and awards she has received.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Children and YA Authors’ Birthdays by Date
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Children and YA Authors’ Birthdays by Date
Look up your favorite author’s birthday or find out what children’s authors were born on your birthday.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
The Author Page – ipl Special Collection
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The Author Page – ipl Special Collection
Want to know what your favorite author looks like? Read a biography, see a photo, and look at the answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about authors like Avi, Natalie Babbitt, Matt Christopher, and Daniel Pinkwater (plus more!).
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ipl Goldstein Children’s Collection Podcasts
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ipl2 Goldstein Children’s Collection Podcasts
A podcast library of audio and visual children’s stories, read aloud with colorful artworks from the books, from the Florida State University (FSU) College of Information Goldstein Library’s amazing collection of children’s books, many of which are out of copyright. Includes Fairies and Chimneys, by Rose Fyleman; Marigold Garden, by Kate Greenaway; …
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Jacqueline Woodson – Books for Children and Young Adults
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Jacqueline Woodson – Books for Children and Young Adults
Ever wonder how your favorite author came up with the idea for a book? Jacqueline Woodson tells why she wrote each of her books, talks about her life, and answers frequently asked questions on this official website.
Subject: Reading Zone–Authors L-Z; Reading Zone–Picture Books; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Judy Moody
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Judy Moody
Judy Moody jumps from the pages of her books to the online world in her very own website! Play games with Judy, Stink, and friends, customize your virtual Judy Moody, read character profiles, join Judy’s fan club, keep up with Judy’s News and Events page, and tell your teachers and parents to check out a Judy Moody page made just for them!
Subject: Reading Zone–Authors L-Z; Reading Zone–Reading Zone Resources For Teachers & Parents; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Harry Potter
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Harry Potter
This Scholastic site for the Harry Potter series has tons of great stuff! Have you ever wondered how to say some of the people, places and spells you read in the books? Like Beauxbatons, the wizard school somewhere in Europe or Lucius Malfoy, Draco???s father? Go to the pronunciation guide and hear how they are said. And just what is a boggart …
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Dear America
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Dear America
Tons of information about the Dear America Series, including My America, My Name Is America (especially for boys), and The Royal Diaries. You can pick a book to find out what it???s about and read an excerpt. You can also read about the authors and download a checklist for each series to keep track of which ones you???ve read!
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
The Moonlit Road
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The Moonlit Road
Features storytellers from the American South. Featured stories change regularly and are available in sound format as well as in text.
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Learning about the Author and Illustrator Pages
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Learning about the Author and Illustrator Pages
“Many readers are curious about the creators of the books they enjoy. More than three hundred links to author/illustrator sites included here will help to satisfy that curiosity.”
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
The Official Site of Shannon Hale
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The Official Site of Shannon Hale
Site about the books and the life of the author of a series of young adult books featuring princesses and other female heroines. Includes tips and advice for young aspiring writers.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Lemony Snicket
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Lemony Snicket
The publisher’s website for the popular book series. Learn about the books, the author, the illustrator, and find games, quizzes, and trivia.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
IPL Goldstein Lawson Collection
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IPL Goldstein Lawson Collection
Collection of art work in the Florida State University (FSU) College of Information Goldstein Library. Art work is by artist Robert Lawson who won Caldecott and Newberry Medals for writing and illustration.
Subject: Reading Zone–Authors A-K; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Beacon Street Girls
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Beacon Street Girls
Meet the Beacon Street Girls, Charlotte, Katani, Maeve, Avery, and Isabel. You might know them from their books. Now you can take a virtual visit to Beacon Street, play games, and have lots of fun on their interactive website.
Subject: Reading Zone–Reading Zone Virtual Field Trips; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Land of Elyon: Collect the Jocasta Stones
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Land of Elyon: Collect the Jocasta Stones
See a map of Elyon, learn about the novels, meet author Patrick Carman, and collect Jocasta Stones all at this site presented by Scholastic.
Subject: Reading Zone–Authors A-K; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Wands and Worlds: Young Adult and Children’s Fantasy and Science Fiction
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Wands and Worlds: Young Adult and Children’s Fantasy and Science Fiction
Find out about science fiction and fantasy books you might want to read. A mother-son team created this site that can be searched by title, author, or subject.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Ghost Forest
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Ghost Forest
Enter the “Ghost Forest” website to learn all about the prize-winning adventure tale, ???Ghost Forest??? a story for children. Written by Zlatko Enev, a Bulgarian-born writer living in Berlin, Germany, “Ghost Forest” tells about the adventures of a small girl who enters an enchanted game world. You can read the site in English, French, German, Chi …
Subject: Reading Zone–Reading Zone Resources For Teachers & Parents; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Fifty Famous People
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Fifty Famous People
Part of the Baldwin Project, a volunteer-run online library that provides the texts and illustrations of out-of-print children’s books at no charge, this collection is a companion to “Fifty Famous Tales Retold”. It is a collection of not strictly factual stories about real people in history, retold by James Baldwin at the beginning of the last cen …
Subject: Reading Zone–Reading Zone Resources For Teachers & Parents; Reading Zone–Books & Authors; Reading Zone–Advanced Reading
Thirty More Famous Stories Retold
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Thirty More Famous Stories Retold
Part of the Baldwin Project, a volunteer-run online library that provides the texts and illustrations of out-of-print children’s books at no charge, this collection of thirty stories is for children ages 7 to 9, offering a more advanced vocabulary and extensive plot than the other two books in the series. These not strictly factual tales were reto …
Subject: Reading Zone–Reading Zone Resources For Teachers & Parents; Reading Zone–Books & Authors; Reading Zone–Advanced Reading
Flower Fairies – The Official Site
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Flower Fairies – The Official Site
Visit the official Flower Fairy site based from the books by Cicely Mary Baker. See your daily fortune, write a fairy letter to your friends or find out how to make a fairy costume.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Fun With Spot – The Official Spot Website
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Fun With Spot – The Official Spot Website
Visit the interactive website of Spot the Dog based on the books by Eric Hill. Help Spot decide what to take to the park. Play games or print out pictures to color. There is site for the United States, United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Christopher Robin’s “Winnie-the-Pooh Character Guide”
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Christopher Robin’s “Winnie-the-Pooh Character Guide”
“A great educational resource featuring information and images on all the characters from the Hundred Acre Wood, plus teacher resources, an interactive story, and lots more!”
Subject: Reading Zone–Picture Books; Reading Zone–Books & Authors; Fun Stuff–Games & Activities
Kid Stuff Canada
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Kid Stuff Canada
Find drawings to print out and color and links to sites that allow children to read and hear interactive, narrated, animated fairy tales from Hans Christian Anderson and the Grimm Brothers.
Subject: Fun Stuff–Arts & Crafts–Coloring; Reading Zone–Reading Zone Resources For Teachers & Parents; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Through the Looking Glass
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Through the Looking Glass
Read the continuing adventures of Alice in Wonderland in this illustrated book online. Read about Alice???s meetings with the Lion and the Unicorn, Humpty-Dumpty and the Garden of Live Flowers. Watch out for the Jabberwocky!
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors; Reading Zone–Advanced Reading
Clifford
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Clifford
You wouldn???t think a big, red dog would have many adventures. Wait, yes you would! This Clifford site is packed with fun. Read or have stories read to you, play games with Clifford, print out activities, meet Clifford and his friends and watch video clips.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Kidsreads.com Authors
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Kidsreads.com Authors
Scroll down this list of tons of authors to read about them and their books. Or click on the letter to jump to authors whose last names start with that letter. You can also take author trivia quizzes to test what you learn about the authors, like ???Why did author Dav Pilkey drop the E off of Dave???? Then try some word scrambles.
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Kidsreads.com Trivia
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Kidsreads.com Trivia
Do you know what Amelia Bedelia did in her last at-bat in the book Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia? Do you remember who greeted the first-year students when they got off the Hogwarts Express in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer???s Stone? Test your knowledge of lots of different books here. Other quizzes include Dr. Seuss books, Junie B. Jones, Nate the G …
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Book-Pop
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Book-Pop
You will love this site! Stephen Cosgrove has written many books and stories for the Web. You can read the books yourself, or hear them read to you! Read about Fiddler Bear and how he helped the Hideaway Bears or listen to a story about catching The Giggle-Snitcher. You can listen to songs and print out coloring pages of your favorite Book-Pop …
Subject: Reading Zone–Short Stories; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Little Golden Books
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Little Golden Books
The Little Golden Books have been around since the 1940s. You can see a timeline of the titles, read how they started, get activity pages, and play fun games like Make Your Own Monster and Road Hog Racing.
Subject: Reading Zone–Picture Books; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Marvin Redpost
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Marvin Redpost
???Meet Marvin Redpost ??? Master of Mayhem.??? Read a little about each book in the series and learn about the author, Louis Sachar.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Nate the Great
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Nate the Great
If you love reading about the great kid detective and his dog Sludge, check out this site for information about the author, Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, and about all the books.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Lucy Rose
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Lucy Rose
Read about this fun and funny eight year old and about the author who created her, Katy Kelly. You can get a recipe for Lucy???s favorite dessert, a Sidewalk Sundae.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Junie B. Jones
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Junie B. Jones
First grade isn’t easy. Just ask Junie B. Jones. Read about all the Junie B. Jones books, learn about the author, Barbara Park, test your knowledge with the Junie B. Quiz, and print out activity sheets on this site.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Kids@Random
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Kids@Random
Read sections of Random House books, learn about your favorite authors, play games or enter writing contests.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
The Edge Chronicles
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The Edge Chronicles
Read sections of the books, learn about creators Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, play the trivia game, view the creature guide and explore world of the Edge.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Magic Tree House
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Magic Tree House
Read about the books in the Magic Tree House series, learn about the author, Mary Pope Osborne, play games like the Time Slider Challenge and print out activity sheets from this site.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Akiko
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Akiko
Learn about fourth grader Akiko and her crew as they complete their missions on the Planet Smoo and read about author Mark Crilley.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
The Official Website of Little Critter
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The Official Website of Little Critter
Read about Little Critter and the author, Mercer Mayer, try out some puzzles, look at a list of the Little Critter books to see what you???ve read, have fun with jokes, look at pictures from the books or print coloring pages. You can even listen to parts of songs like ???What Do You Do with a Kangaroo??? or ???If I Had a Gorilla.???
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Brian Jacques
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Brian Jacques
Homepage for the Redwall books by Brian Jacques. Be sure to check out the Redwall Encyclopedia!
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors; Fun Stuff–Television
PBS Kids
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PBS Kids
Play games, read stories, listen to music and color with your favorite characters from hit PBS kids shows.
Subject: Computers And The Internet–Online Games; Reading Zone–Books & Authors; Fun Stuff–Pre-Schoolers; Fun Stuff–Television
Author Studies
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Author Studies
Your favorite authors online! Biographies, interviews, booklists, and more.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Thomas the Tank Engine
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Thomas the Tank Engine
This is neat! Find Thomas in the engine shed, print out pages to color, or paint Mavis online.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Kidsreads.com
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Kidsreads.com
Join Booker T. Worm in learning about books for kids. You can join the reading club too.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Nancy Drew Online
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Nancy Drew Online
At the Nancy Drew Online site, you can read a special online mystery. New episodes are added every week! You can also play a game, find out more about the character Nancy Drew, look at information on all the books, or talk to others about Nancy Drew.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
Dinotopia
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Dinotopia
If you’re a fan of the Dinotopia books series, or even just a dinosaur lover, you should take a look at this site. Information about author James Gurney, a map of Dinotopia, puzzles, trivia, and more!
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors
The Official Berenstain Bears’ Website
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The Official Berenstain Bears’ Website
Discover bear country! Read stories, play games, and color pictures with the Berenstain Bears.
Subject: Reading Zone–Picture Books; Reading Zone–Books & Authors; Fun Stuff–Games & Activities
Kids’ Place
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Kids’ Place
There’s lots to do at this web site! Tackle brain teasers alone or with a group of friends or classmates. Play games such as GeoNet, FakeOut!, Wacky Web Tales, and Web Word Find.
Subject: Reading Zone–Books & Authors; Fun Stuff–Games & Activities
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children’s Literature
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Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children’s Literature
A site geared towards adults interested in children’s literature with reviews and articles, links to author pages, and a reading room with on-line books and stories for kids.
Subject: Reading Zone–Reading Zone Resources For Teachers & Parents; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
The Children’s Book Forum
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The Children’s Book Forum
This site is described as an “Internet Community Project” which depends on parents, children, and teachers to submit their reviews of childrens’ books. It was started by a father who had trouble finding reviews of books for his daughter.
Subject: Reading Zone–Reading Zone Resources For Teachers & Parents; Reading Zone–Books & Authors
