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		A children's book editor's site: information about writing, illustrating, publishing children's books ^Votes:0 Information about Writing, Illustrating, and Publishing Children's Books: The Purple Crayon Key Pages Articles Index What's New Site Index/Search Finding an Agent The Basics Getting Out of the Slush Pile Who's Moving Where? PC Editorial Services Back Matter Email updates Site policies Privacy policy Copyright About Me Books I've edited Contact information Kindling Words -- a retreat for editors, authors, and illustrators Publisher-world -- a site for webmasters Articles Basic Information Best of the Site Children's Book Awards Book Reviews Genres Illustrating Interviews Margot Finke's "Musings" Publishing Purple Crayon Blog Self-Publishing Specific Topics Writing Children's Books All Articles \| What's New \| All Links What Is The Purple Crayon? I am a children's book editor, and I Read More Go to Site


		AbleOne Classics Technology Center on the Web ^Votes:0 sponsored by AbleMedia Roman Gladiator Latin-English Dictionary Alexander the Great The Movie "Gladiator" in Historical Perspective Homer's Iliad and Odyssey : Teacher's Companion Ancient Weddings The Latin Teacher: A Primer for Survival and Success The Modern Students Guide to Catullus Intro to Greek Tragedy Sophocles' Antigone The Gods and the Heroes of the Odyssey You really expect me to read all that Latin! Latin-English Dictionary Latin Mottoes CTCWeb is sponsored by News 3.14.07 Dipillo Wins Gold Chalice on CTCWeb 3.14.07 Shelton Wins Gold Chalice on CTCWeb 12.13.06 Trojan Women Protest War on CTCWeb 11.08.06 Silver Jubilee at Conjugation Station on CTCWeb 10.11.06 'Latin Power' is the Point of Presentations on CTCWeb Features Global Glossary My Word! Vocabulary Quize Read More Go to Site

		Aesop's Fables - Online Collection - 656+ fables - ^Votes:0 Click image above to Enter Online Collection The Aesop Fables website has moved to it's domain AesopFables.com Yes this is the same Aesop Fables you've known and loved for the past 9+ years. You can now get to us from AesopFables.com , .net or .org so please bookmark that site and not www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/. I have retained this site for now as a jump spot to get to the fables. This site www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop/ has been deprecated because the ISP pacificnet was sold to some Canadian company and they will not allow cgi/perl to run on it now. Indeed the site relies on the program aesop1.cgi to display fables. As of September 2005 there were over 4000 links to this site, that number has been severely reduced in the past year because of the isp's unconscionable and careless Read More Go to Site

		Cinderella Stories ^Votes:0 This list of variations on the Cinderella story was initially compiled by Kathy Martin from suggestions by readers of the CHILDLIT mailing list. I have added additional titles suggested by Jean Rusting and others. Doris Dale has added additional titles and bibliographical information. Internet Resources The Cinderella Project . A text and image archive of a dozen English-language versions of Cinderella published between 1729 and 1912. The texts used come from the collections of the de Grummond Children's Literature Research Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi. Information about Judy Sierra's book, Cinderella (cited below), including a sample chapter ("Allerleirauh, or the Many-furred Creature") is available through the Oryx Press Home Page . The variants Tattercoats , Cap Read More Go to Site

		Classic Short Stories ^Votes:0 This Web site has been moved to its own domain. Click on the below link to move to our new location. http://www.classicshorts.com Read More Go to Site

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		CVCO - Overbooked Table of Contents ^Votes:0 Overbooked: Table of Contents www.overbooked.org: A web site (formerly known as Book Links) for ravenous readers. Overbooked specializes in literary and genre fiction information. Overbooked Originals include author web pages, annotated lists of nonfiction, fiction and mystery books which received starred reviews , themed booklists , featured titles lists and hot lists of hard cover US fiction releases. Author Connections - A special section for authors to communicate information to readers looking for good books and what to read next. New Books \| Starred Reviews Lists \| What's New? Genre Fiction: Mystery, Romance, Speculative, Inspirational Reviews and Reading Lists: \| Best of 2003 \| Best of 2002 \| Summer Reading 2004 \| Overbooked Booklists Reader's Advisory Resources - what to read next Read More Go to Site

		Doucette Index: K-12 Lesson Ideas for Literature ^Votes:0 Title: Author/ Illustrator: Show Websites Only Database last updated: August 10, 2006 (formerly known as the Doucette Index) The Doucette Library's Children's Literature Index provides access to books and websites that contain useful teaching suggestions related to books for children and young adults, and the creators of those books. The books indexed are those held by the Doucette Library of Teaching Resources , but many of these books will also be available in other libraries. Search the List of Books Indexed . A total of people have visited this page since Monday, June 29, 1998. tflander@ucalgary.ca Read More Go to Site

		Fairy Tale Quiz ^Votes:0 New or updated Daily Knowledge quiz Biography quiz - NEW! Flowers quiz In the spotlight Fairy tale quiz Chocolate quiz Offer for Webmasters Trivia menu Christmas trivia center Christmas quiz (novice) Christmas quiz (regular) Christmas quiz (expert) Choose a quiz Afflicted love quiz Animals quiz Antiquity quiz Caribbean pirates quiz Chocolate quiz Cricket quiz Definitions quiz Explorers quiz Fairy tale quiz General knowledge quiz Mozart quiz Olympic Games quiz Science quiz Shakespeare quiz Technology quiz Threesomes quiz World geography quiz More... Entertainments About Site services General AHA! Software Contact us Guest book Partnership Program Privacy policy Search site Trivia Park FAQ Welcome to our Fairy Tale quiz. To start the quiz immediately, click here . Here is an extended quiz to Read More Go to Site

		Harriet Tubman and The Underground Railroad for Children ^Votes:0 Click here to go back to Pocantico Hills School Harriet Tubman & The Underground Railroad The students in Mrs. Taverna's second grade class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York have been learning about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. We read about Harriet. We wrote about Harriet. Mrs. Taverna and Mrs. Hongell, (our computer teacher), helped us write this web site to share with other children. We created a timeline , we wrote a QUIZ , we wrote some character sketches , we wrote poems about Harriet and we even made some crossword puzzles about Harriet Tubman for you to work on. We hope you enjoy it. April 1998 Original timeline Updated Timeline New for 2004 QUIZ Crossword puzzles Chapter Summaries from "Wanted Dead or Alive" New for 2000 Vocabulary Quil Read More Go to Site

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		index ^Votes:0 Ms. Rhodes' Resources Quick Links: Indian Creek High School Home Page Libriary Resources Purchase a Yearbook Contact Info: Name: Ms. Rhodes Email: jrhodes@kidsroe.org Read More Go to Site

		Jewish Culture in Children's Books ^Votes:0 Children's Books about Jewish Religion and Culture (including interfaith stories) A Notes from the Windowsill annotated bibliography by Wendy E. Betts. Copyright 2005, 2006, 2007 Click on the book covers for more publisher's information or to order from Powell's Books. A note to our readers: We guarantee that absolutely no payment is accepted from any bookstore, publisher, author or any other agency, for inclusion of a review in Notes from the Windowsill or for any special notice given to any book. Last Updated 02/12/07 Books on specific topics: Bar/Bat Mitzvah Hanukkah Passover Purim Rosh Hashanah/Yom Kipuur The Holocaust Picture Books ( Click for fiction, ages 5-12 , young adult fiction and nonfiction , including general Holiday collections) The Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate Read More Go to Site

		Kentucky Classics ^Votes:0 Division of Classics Department of Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures, & Cultures 1055 Patterson Office Tower \| University of Kentucky \| Lexington, KY 40506-0027 ph: 859 257 3761 \| fax: 859 257 3743 \| e-mail: classics-at-lsv.uky.edu Children's Books on the Ancient World A Selective Bibliography This page is maintained by Diane Arnson Svarlien of Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky. Mythology and Literature // Aesop // History, Biography // Historical Fiction Nonfiction, Civilization // Near Eastern // Biblical // Archaeology Latin // Modern Greece Mythology and Literature I. Mythology Collections Apollo and Daphne: Masterpieces of Mythology, retold by Antonia Barber. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 1998. ISBN 0-89236-504-8. This gorgeous art book contains brief retelli Read More Go to Site

		Kids Love A Mystery.com: The Official Website of Kids Love A Mystery - Kids Mysteries, Activities, Lesson Plans for Teachers and Parents and Education ^Votes:0 More About this Site Link to Us Kids Love A Mystery Welcome! Everyone loves a good mystery -- especially kids. When kids enjoy mysteries they have fun and want more. Because kids love a mystery, they are a favorite of teachers and an ideal way to teach critical thinking, problem solving, writing, and literature. Kids' Halloween Costumes Halloween costumes for boys, girls, baby and kids. Buy Kids' Halloween Costumes Children's Book Club Choose from thousands of fun, smart books for children of all ages. Get 8 books for $2 and a FREE pair of Elephant Bookends Join Children's Book Club Now Children's Book of the Month Club Canada Board books, picture books, early readers, more. Choose from thousands of books. Choose 6 children's books for $2 Join Children's Book of the Month Club Canada Now B Read More Go to Site

		Lil' Fingers Storybooks: Original Toddler Activites \| Read a storybook, play games, color pages with your toddler or preschooler. ^Votes:0 Storybooks for toddlers Gobble, Gobble Gobble in our Thanksgiving Section ! Want to win a Balsa wood flyer? 10 winners are picked for Thanksgiving. Catch the Turkey! ! Have you seen our Robot Storybook? Check it out today ! Tell a Friend about Lil' Fingers and you could win a balsa wood flyer! Check out our over 250 coloring pages . From Flags to numbers - we have it all! Have you asked our toddler a question. Ask away on our toddler 3 ball activity! Parents, check out our NEW Toddler Tips Blog. Learn something new every day! Storybooks · Games · Coloring pages · Links · Help · Contact · Privacy Policy Read a Storybook · Play a Game · Color a Picture Lil' Fingers is a storybook site for toddlers with educational games, storybooks and coloring pages. Our FREE toddler stories, activities & h Read More Go to Site

		Literature ^Votes:0 Schoolhouse : English and Language Arts : Literature Resources: Bibliomania provides classic literature texts online. http://www.bibliomania.com/ The Complete Works of Shakespeare http://the-tech.mit.edu/shakespeare/works.html The Internet Classics Archive has classic literature online. http://classics.mit.edu/index.html Literary Resources on the Net http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/ Mark Twain presented by PBS http://www.pbs.org/marktwain/index.html Mark Twain in his Times has an interpretive archive from the resources at the University of Virginia. http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/railton/index2.html Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/ The Oxford Text Archive provides electronic texts. http://ota.ahds.ac.uk/ PG Reader is a site that allows you to Read More Go to Site

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		PIZZAZ! Creative Writing and Storytelling Ideas ^Votes:0 P I Z ZA Z !... P eople I nterested in Z ippy and ZA ny Z cribbling An Online Resource since 1995 for Scribblers and Teachers of English as a Second Language by Leslie Opp-Beckman Poetry \|\| Fiction \|\| Bag of Tricks More Publishing Opportunities \|\| Other Teacher Resources Description: PIZZAZ! is dedicated to providing simple creative writing and oral storytelling activities with copyable (yes, copyable!) handouts for use with students of all ages. Permission is given to use these resources for in-class, non-profit use only. Prerequisite: An interest in using English in fun, dynamic ways! ESOL Student Level: Beginner through Advanced Poetry Cinquain Poems Five-line poems that are very easy to write. Submit one through an automatic PIZZAZ form. Diamante Poems Diamond-shaped poems - real gems! Read More Go to Site

		Random House for High School Teachers \| Home ^Votes:0 Enter keywords, ISBN, author, or book title Sign-up for the High School Newsletter: Subscribe Unsubscribe In addition to providing the latest news about our books, this website also offers: free teacher's guides ; articles for professional development ; links to lesson plans ; author biographies ; and an educational calendar marking key anniversaries with teachable book suggestions. For more detailed information about what you can do on our site, please see our Site Map . RHI: Promoting Active Citizenship Random House, Inc. is delighted to present the second volume of our free magazine for middle- and high-school educators: RHI. Featuring an Introduction by Barack Obama; teacher's guides written by nationally-renowned educators; articles by or about Random House authors such as Jonathan Ko Read More Go to Site

		RETANET: Resources for Teaching about the Americas ^Votes:0 This page has moved to http://retanet.unm.edu/index.pl?section=1996LPs . Read More Go to Site

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		S.C.O.R.E. Language Arts CyberGuides ^Votes:0 Grades K-3 Grades 4-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12 Foreign Language Activity Bank Language Arts Standards Contact Us SCORE Language Arts Home CyberGuides are supplementary, standards-based, web-delivered units of instruction centered on core works of literature. Each CyberGuide contains a student and teacher edition, standards, a task and a process by which it may be completed, teacher-selected web sites and a rubric, based on California Language Arts Content Standards . In the guides, the magenta text indicates the language (or context-appropriate equivalent to the language) of the content standards. NOTE: We have been unable to keep the SCORE Language Arts guides up-to-date due to lack of funding. Thus, you may encounter guides and lesson plans which have removed and/or broken links. If you wo Read More Go to Site

		Scholastic's The Magic School Bus ^Votes:0 This site contains information and advertising about Scholastic and third party products. Scholastic Home \| About Us \| Site Map \| Search \| Privacy \| Customer Service TM ® & © 2007-1996 Scholastic Inc. All Rights Reserved. Read our Privacy Policy Statement \| Terms of Use Read More Go to Site

		SCORE :Aztec Folktales--Teacher Guide ^Votes:0 Copyright © 1997 San Diego County Office of Education. Teacher CyberGuide Aztec Folk Tales http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/aztec/aztectg.html CyberGuide by Lisa Burch Introduction This supplemental unit was developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project , funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP) and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) Disclaimer: The links here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, contents on links on the WWW change continuously. It is advisable that teachers preview all links before introducing CyberGuides to students. In the 7th grade social studies curriculum, students study the history of ancient America. In this unit stude Read More Go to Site

		SCORE: Sarah Plain and Tall ^Votes:0 Copyright©1997 -- San Diego County Office of Education Teachers Guide http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/sarah/sarahtg.htm CyberGuide by Lynne Haman Introduction This supplemental CyberGuide was developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project , funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP). This intermediate grade unit, designed to supplement the teaching of Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia McLaughlin, consists of five Internet activities that explore various aspects of the novel through writing and art projects. The activities ask the students to explore the following questions: How is Kansas' environment different from Maine's? How do colors affect mood in a seascape painting? What is the difference between a limerick and a fre Read More Go to Site

		SCORE: To Kill A Mockingbird--Teacher Guide ^Votes:0 Copyright© 1997 -- San Diego County Office of Education -- All rights reserved. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/tokil/mocktg.html CyberGuide originally written by Linda Taggart-Fregoso Revised by Mary Jewell Introduction This supplemental unit To Kill a Mockingbird was developed by Linda Taggart-Fregoso in the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project , funded by the California Technology Assistance Program (CTAP) and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) Disclaimer: The links here have been scrutinized for their grade and age appropriateness; however, contents on links on the WWW change continuously. It is advisable that teachers preview all links before introducing CyberGuides to students. To Kill a Mockingbird depicts Read More Go to Site

		secondary school educators - past issues of weekly articles ^Votes:0 You are here: About > Education > Secondary Education Secondary Education Education Secondary Education Essentials Why Teach? Teacher Personality Quiz Top 10 Discipline Tips Keys to Successful Teaching Graduation Speeches Topics Curriculum and Lesson Plans Assessments and Tests Technology and Education Learning Theories Teacher Education Teaching Strategies Issues in Education Educational Reform Teacher Resources Administration and Guidance Special Education Buyer's Guide Before You Buy Top Picks Inspirational Movies Motivational Books Astronomy Resources Product Reviews Tools Find a Job Online Degrees Yellow Pages Forums Most Popular Articles Latest Articles Help Most Recent Articles... Articles by date \| Articles by Topic Teaching About Terrorism One Year Later Ideas for incor Read More Go to Site

		Study guide for Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (1950) ^Votes:0 Study guide for Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (1950) Using this Guide List of other study guides Doing research on science fiction? Check out the Science Fiction Research Bibliography. Introduction (Wait until this page is completely downloaded before clicking.) Clearly Bradbury had a certain vision of the Mars in which these stories are set, a fantasy world based far more on Edgar Rice Burroughs novels ( A Princess of Mars and its many sequels) than on contemporary science. Bradbury returned to this fantasy Mars in other stories not included in this volume ("The Exiles," "The Fire Balloons" and "The Other Foot" in The Illustrated Man, " Night Call, Collect" and "The Lost City of Mars" in I Sing the Body Electric,; and "Dark Th Read More Go to Site

		Study guide for Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (1950) ^Votes:0 Study guide for Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles (1950) Using this Guide List of other study guides Doing research on science fiction? Check out the Science Fiction Research Bibliography. Introduction (Wait until this page is completely downloaded before clicking.) Clearly Bradbury had a certain vision of the Mars in which these stories are set, a fantasy world based far more on Edgar Rice Burroughs novels ( A Princess of Mars and its many sequels) than on contemporary science. Bradbury returned to this fantasy Mars in other stories not included in this volume ("The Exiles," "The Fire Balloons" and "The Other Foot" in The Illustrated Man, " Night Call, Collect" and "The Lost City of Mars" in I Sing the Body Electric,; and "Dark Th Read More Go to Site

		Teachers@Random ^Votes:0 Go to the advanced search page to search our catalog by grade. Search our catalog across 133 themes and 10 holidays. Sign up for the latest news! Welcome everyone's favorite first-grader to your classroom! Take your students on adventures with Jack and Annie! Welcome Nate the Great, your new classmate! Explore the world of science with Andrew Lost! Learning to read, step by step! All kinds of books, for every kind of kid. Site Map Read More Go to Site

		Teachers@Random ^Votes:0 Go to the advanced search page to search our catalog by grade. Search our catalog across 133 themes and 10 holidays. Sign up for the latest news! Welcome everyone's favorite first-grader to your classroom! Take your students on adventures with Jack and Annie! Welcome Nate the Great, your new classmate! Explore the world of science with Andrew Lost! Learning to read, step by step! All kinds of books, for every kind of kid. Site Map Read More Go to Site

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		The Baby-sitter's Club by Ann M. Martin \| Scholastic ^Votes:0 This site contains information and advertising about Scholastic and third party products. Scholastic Home \| About Us \| Site Map \| Search \| Privacy \| Customer Service See the Complete BSC Series List! The Baby-sitter?s Club Novels Other Series Collaborations with Paula Danzinger The Baby-sitters Club The first Baby-sitters Club book was published in August of 1986, and Kristy's Great Idea was shared with many girls world wide. It wasn't too long before Ann introduced younger girls to Karen, Kristy's little sister in 1988. This series invited the little sisters of Baby-sitter Club fans to join the fun! Ann's come a long way with other Baby-sitters Club book series, such as Mysteries, Super Specials, Special Editions and many others?making the Baby-sitters Club a favorite for girls everywhere Read More Go to Site

		Treasure Island Home Page ^Votes:0 Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson Click on the map to enter the site Read More Go to Site

		Welcome to Invisible Ink--Books on Ghosts and Hauntings! ^Votes:0 Text, graphics, and design copyright ? 2007 Chris Woodyard. Excerpts for books by authors other than Chris Woodyard retain their original copyrights. Please note that this site uses Frames throughout. If your browser does not support Frames, we suggest downloading either Microsoft (r) IE 3.0 or Netscape (r) Navigator 3.0 or 4.0 for best results. A non-frames version of this site may be accessed by clicking here . If you have any questions e-mail us at: InvisibleI@aol.com Read More Go to Site

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