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Bibliomania   Here you will find full text Bibliomania has thousands of e-books, poems, articles, short stories, plays study guides and reference resources, all of which are absolutely free.

   http://www.bibliomania.com

BookSpot provides online books, book reviews, reading lists, authors info and links to related resources for grades k-12.

  http://www.bookspot.com

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.

http://www.carolhurst.com/

Curricular Integration in grades k-8 is a collection of educational links organized by subject area.  Categories include art, language arts, math, music, physical education, science, social studies and special needs.  

   http://www.teachtech2kids.com/

Creative Writing for Teens http://www.teenwriting.about.com/ Links and writing lessons.  

For technical writing,go to: http://www.teenwriting.about.com/library/writinglessons/bllifebeyond11_3.htm

eBooks from the International Children's Digital Library Here you will find over 200 children's books available in a digital format. To use these books you will need to download and install Acrobat eBook Reader and Java Virtual Machine.

  http://www.icdlbooks.org  

Funbrain  Sponsored by the Learning Network, Funbrain features a variety of  games and quizzes covering a variety of subjects.  Please stop by the LMC for a username and password

  http://www.funbrain.com/

Global SchoolNet Foundation partners with schools, communities and businesses to provide collaborative educational, scientific and cultural learning activities that prepare students for the workforce and help them to become literate and responsible global citizens.  GSN is a not-for-profit 501©(3) organization, that has been linking classrooms around the world since 1984. Global SchoolNet's free membership program provides project-based learning support materials, resources, activities, lessons and special offers from Global SchoolNet partners.

http://www.globalschoolnet.org/index.html

The Graphic Organizer

   http://www.graphic.org

Graphic Organizer Fact Sheet

   http://www.ttac.odu.edu/Articles/Graphic.html

International Reading Association

  http://www.reading.org/

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators provides an incredible variety of material for classroom use covering too many topics to list!  Presented in a straight-forward, easy to use format you will find categorized lists of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It is updated often to include the best sites for teaching and learning. Sponsored by the Discovery Channel.

 http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/

Nancy Keane Recommended Reading Book Lists is an amazing resource for finding books by genre, author, subjects, targets and more!

http://nancykeane.com/rl/default.htm

National Council of Teachers of English

http://www.ncte.org/

Picture Books @The Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University (CPBD@MU) is a bibliography for designing literature-based thematic units for all disciplines, including health education.

Our database contains abstracts of over 5000 picture books for children, preschool to grade 3. Search over 900 keywords (topics, concepts, and skills) to locate books with storylines adaptable to your curriculum or program. Teachers, librarians, parents, students, and other professionals love this multidisciplinary, learner-centered resource.

This continually expanding database includes new picture book titles and content weblinks for frequently used keywords. Over 800 weblinks provide you with up-to-date content knowledge for each keyword so you can have ongoing professional development in several disciplines . In short, the CPBD@MU offers you two complementary resources: developmentally appropriate literature for use with young children and up-to-date content knowledge for selected topics concepts and skills.

http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/search/alpha.php

Teen Hoopla, and internet guide for teens featuring reading recommendations and reviews sponsored by the American Library Association.

    http://www.ala.org/teenhoopla/

Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page, School of Information and Library Studies at Rutgers University

http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/%7Ekvander/ChildrenLit/

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), with almost 3,000 members, is a division of the American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and largest library association in the world. Founded in 1957, the goal of YALSA is to advocate, promote, and strengthen service to young adults, ages 12 through 18, as part of the continuum of total library services.  This site provides links to current award winning titles and the best 100 books selected by librarians.  There is also a link to Teen Hoopla.

http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/index.html