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Web Sites for Children's Literature/Language Arts
- Academy of American Poets
- American Library Association - Information on book awards (Caldecott, Newbery, etc. ) and Association for Library Services for Children (ALSC).
- Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association
- Children's Literature Association
- Children's Literature Web Guide
- Common Core State Standards Initiative - a set of national standards for English/Language Arts already adopted by some states.
- Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature - You can search by gender, genre, age, awars, ethnicity, format, historical period, point of view, etc.
- Dearborn Public Library - has an extensive collection of children's literature. Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in Dearborn is eligible for a free library card.
- Eastern Michigan University Children's Literature Collections - EMU has an extensive collection of children's literature. They are also members of MeLCat, so some materials may be available for check out from them using MeLCat.
- Guys Read - devoted to encouraging boys to read. Created by author John Scieszka.
- International Board on Books for Young People
- International Children's Digital Library - digital picturebooks from all over the world.
- International Literacy Association (formerly International Reading Association)
- Kidsreads.com - Reviews, author information, contests & more.
- LibraryThing - keep track of what you're reading (and what other people are reading) online.
- National Council of Teachers of English
- Read, Write, Think - website co-created by the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English. This site is full of resources to help you teach literature and writing about reading. In the Classroom Resources section you can locate lesson plans, student interactive, and printouts by browsing grade level, learning objective, or theme. You can also search by keyword.
- Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators: Michigan Chapter
- TeachingBooks - Multimedia resources for bringing books & authors to life.
- Teenreads.com - Reviews, author information, contests & more.
- Worlds of Words - culturally authentic books.
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