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Reference Connections

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Kid's Info Bits

 

Author and Illustrator Connections

 

Book Character Connections

Animorphs Clifford Little Critter
Clifford by PBS Magic Tree House Characters
Arthur by Random House Curious George by PBS Nate the Great
Berenstain Bears by Random House Dr. Seuss's Seussville Sagwa
Berenstain Bear Country Franklin the Turtle Harry Potter Home Page by Scholastic
Buster by PBS Hank the Cowdog Harry Potter at Bloomsbury
Capstone Kid's Judy Moody Surfnet's Harry Potter Links
Captain Underpants Junie B Jones Harry Potter's Official WB Movie Site

 

Book Award Connections

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Caldecott Medal Pura Belpré Medal
Maud Hart Lovelace BookTalks    
(The Betsy-Tacy Homepage) Newbery Medal Mildred L. Batchelder Award
(The Betsy-Tacy Society) Coretta Scott King Award Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
Children's Choice Awards Dr. Seuss Award Sibert Informational Book Medal

 

More Library Connections

Do We really know Dewey?
http://library.thinkquest.org/5002/index.shtml

 

Pop Up Books
http://www.popupbooks.com

Authors David A. Carter and Noelle L. Carter provide videos and PDF file for making parts of your own popup books.

Guys Read
The mission of the www.guysread.com website is to offer leadership, practical solutions, a forum, and support to get guys reading.

 

Annual National Book Festival
The Library of Congress and Laura Bush welcome you to the Annual National Book Festival. 2005 is fifth annual celebration of books and the joy of reading has something for anyone who has ever picked up a book and entered a new world, learned an amazing lesson or discovered a previously unknown fact.

Bookhive Website

BookHive is a web site designed for children ages birth through twelve, their parents, teachers or anyone interested in reading about children's books. Providing reader's advisory service, this site contains hundreds of recommended book reviews in a variety of reading levels and interest areas. Parents may find special "parental notes" attached to some reviews that provide additional information about the book. Users can search for books by author, title, reading level, interest area, number of pages, and even favorite illustrator. Catch the latest buzz on books at the BookHive: Your Guide to Children's Literature & Books .

StoryPlace Website

StoryPlace, an interactive web site, came about to provide children with the virtual experience of going to the library and participating in the same types of activities the library offers. In the summer of 1999, a team of Children's Librarians and Specialists got together with in-house web developers to begin development on this exciting site. In the Spring of 2000, StoryPlace premiered with it's first section, the Pre-School Library, completed.

 




 

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