Children's Literature
Children's Literature Web Guide
Links to book reviews, articles, resources, discussion groups, conferences, authors, illustrators, and publishers of children's literature can be found here.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
This site contains articles, book reviews, suggestions for using literature, and thematic lists of books and related activities. It also provides links to related sites.
http://www.carolhurst.com/index.html
Fairrosa Cyber Library of Children's Literature
Here educators will find children's literature resources such as background information, book discussion lists, and child-friendly Internet sites.
http://www.fairrosa.info
Children's Book Council
This site provides information and news updates about children's literature. It includes an on-line catalog of materials and articles related to children's literature.
http://www.cbcbooks.org/
Award-Winning Children's Literature
U.S. Children's Book Awards
Visitors to this site will find lists of award-winning books from the American Library Association's Children's Literature Awards, other national awards for children's and young adult books, and regional and state award-winning titles.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/usawards.html
The Coretta Scott King Award
This site provides information on the Coretta Scott King Award, which honors African-American authors and illustrators for contributions to children's and young adult literature. The site includes a complete listing of award and honor books.
http://www.ala.org/srrt/csking/
Caldecott Medal Home Page
Here teachers will find information about the Caldecott Medal, which is awarded each year to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. The site includes reviews of the most recent medal winner and honor books. It provides a complete listing of medal and honor books.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html
Newbery Medal Home Page
This site provides information about the Newbery Medal, which is awarded each year to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American children's literature. It includes reviews of the most recent medal winner and honor books and a complete listing of medal and honor books.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
Hans Christian Andersen Award
This site lists winners of the Hans Christian Andersen Award and provides links to the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) web site.
http://www.ibby.org/Seiten/04_andersen.htm
Choices Booklists
Lists of winning books from the International Reading Association's Children's Choices, Teachers' Choices, and Young Adult Choices lists can be found here.
http://www.reading.org/choices/
Multicultural Children's Literature
Making Personal and Academic Connections to a Multicultural Survival Story
This lesson plan uses the story A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer to help students compare and contrast their cultures and beliefs with aspects of African culture.
http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=166
Celebrating Cultural Diversity Through Children's Literature
Annotated bibliographies of children's literature can be found at this site.
http://www.multiculturalchildrenslit.com/
Multicultural Literature in the Elementary Classroom
This site provides a bibliography for educators on pertinent issues related to introducing children to multicultural literature. There are many links to Internet sites pertaining to this topic.
http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/bibs/multicul.html
What Is Multicultural Instruction?
Visitors to this site will find a rationale for incorporating multicultural literature into the classroom. The information is categorized under topics such as The Case for Multicultural Instruction, What Is Multicultural Instruction? The Role of Multicultural Literature, Strategies to Support Multicultural Instruction, and Values of Multicultural Instruction.
http://www.eduplace.com/rdg/res/literacy/multi0.html
International Project (part of the Multicultural Pavilion Internet Project)
This site provides papers and book reviews on multicultural education.
http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/multicultural/papers.html
CREDE—Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence
Links to research and publications promoting the equal education of linguistically and culturally diverse children can be found at this site.
http://www.cal.org/crede/
National Center for Bilingual Education (NCBE)
This site provides a wealth of information regarding issues related to teaching students of linguistic diversity. Particularly useful are the articles and publications relating to the education of linguistically and culturally diverse students. These can be found through the "online library" link.
http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/
Education for a Culture of Peace, a UNESCO project
Information to help teachers (re)define their multicultural pedagogical philosophies can be found here.
http://www.unesco.org/education/ecp/index.htm
United States Board on Books for Young People
This site provides information on the U.S. chapter of the IBBY (The International Board on Books for Young People). The organization seeks to promote international understanding through children's and young adults' books.
http://www.usbby.org
Fight Hate and Promote Tolerance
This website is a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center. It offers information on anti-bias programs and instructional activities to promote tolerance.
http://www.tolerance.org/
Poetry
Poetry for Kids
Visitors to this site will find links to poems on the Web. Classic poetry, humorous poetry, and song lyrics are included. There are also links to resources for encouraging children to write their own poetry.
http://www.poetry4kids.com/links.html
Forms of Poetry for Children
Background information on various forms of poetry for children, including Mother Goose rhymes, poems set to music, limericks, free verse, concrete poetry, haiku, cinquains, and narrative poetry can be found here. Sample poems of each form are provided.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poeform.htm
Internet School Library Media Center: Poetry for Children
This site provides information on forms of poetry, poetry in the classroom, poetry on the Internet, and poetry bibliographies.
http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/poechild.htm
Authors and Illustrators
The Author Page
Teachers can find biographies, photos, and frequently asked questions with answers for popular children's and young adult authors at this site. Links to author and illustrator sites are also provided.
http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/askauthor/
Authors and Illustrators on the Web
This site has links to a wide variety of children's and adolescents' authors and illustrators.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html
The Scoop's Interviews of Authors and Illustrators
By visiting this site, educators can find information on scheduling an author or illustrator visit for a school. The site also provides links to interviews, biographies, and interesting information about many authors and illustrators.
http://www.friend.ly.net/scoop/biographies
