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Websites and articles about to children's literature and books
Updated on Apr 20, 10
Created on May 16, 09
Category: Schools & Education
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'Professor Wartenberg has written a book, “Big Ideas for Little Kids: Teaching Philosophy Through Children’s Literature” (Rowman & Littlefield, 2009), to spread his experiment to more elementary schools. His focus is on teaching undergraduate philosophy students how to work with children, and his decade-old course at Mount Holyoke, “Teaching Children Philosophy,” has led many of his students to pursue careers in early-childhood education.'
"The Doucette 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."
"Internet resources related to books for children and young adults"
This site is an experiment in teaching great literature in a very different way. Using Google Earth, students discover where in the world the greatest road trip stories of all time took place...
Compiling the tidbits, news, reviews, and oh-so shiny points of interest regarding anything and everything kidlit related. You can email Elizabeth at fusenumber8@gmail.com.
'People who deal in children’s books for a livelihood now face unpleasant choices. Valerie Jacobsen of Clinton, Wisconsin, who owns a small used-book store and has sold over the Internet since 1995, commented at my blog, Overlawyered: “Our bookstore is th
Preview picture books online. Free registration lets you set up a personal bookshelf.
Review of the 3-D children's fantasy movie, based on the book by Neil Gaiman.
"Now the literary world is debating the Newbery's value, asking whether the books that have won recently are so complicated and inaccessible to most children that they are effectively turning off kids to reading."
Portal to websites on children's literature. Annotated.
"The Magic Pencil is a British Council touring exhibition of illustrations selected by Quentin Blake, the distinguished children's author, illustrator and first Children's Laureate. The UK has a celebrated history of innovative book design and illustratio
"The Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature in the Department of Special Collections at the University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries contains more than 100,000 volumes published in Great Britain and the United States from the earl
Peter Rabbit books, merchandise, illustrations, interactive games, etc.
"features 49 annotated fairy tales, including their histories, similar tales across cultures, modern interpretations, and over 1500 illustrations"
Texts of nursery rhymes, with historic information, when available.
17 items | 4 visits
Websites and articles about to children's literature and books
Updated on Apr 20, 10
Created on May 16, 09
Category: Schools & Education
URL: