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Year of Reading
A very informative site, giving general information on how to get
involved and gives advice for parents. The readers' exchange is a
great place to find out what other people think of a book before you
buy.
DfEE National Literacy Targets
This site delivers its title and not much more. You can download the
two PDF files that it contains about how this is going to be
achieved. You will Adobe Acrobat Reader (not available from this
site)
Hampshire Literacy Site
An interesting site that contains an interactive story, which
contains notes for teachers. Children have to register and the story
unfolds over a period of six weeks. This is a novel and exciting
idea and could be a great way for parents to read stories with their
children. You must register your details with this site.
Anne Frank
This site is slow to load and its holocaust section is still under
construction. There are some good extracts from the diary and
pictures of her life.
DfEE.org site
This may sound extremely boring - but there are all sorts of
educational flash movies here for the little ones - and some for
larger ones. Check it out! Great stuff - and growing all the time!
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Books: Books On-Line to read for free!
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The Book People
Good site offering every book you could want at very low prices. You
can subscribe to their bulletin list to receive the latest titles,
special offers and competitions.
BIBLIOMANIA, The Network Library
A very quick, well laid-out site for works of reference, poetry,
non-fiction and fiction and an excellent way to get at those classic
novels after the shops close!
Bibliomania - Fiction Library - Contents
This sites includes works by Shakespeare, Joyce, Dickens, Wilde,
Austen and Kipling and many classic writers. These need to be read
on-line.
Children's Literature: Fairrosa Cyber Library
A tremendous site with all sorts of literacy goodies, from classics
to information about children's authors and illustrators. A
fascinating section on Lewis Carol.
Children's Storybooks Online
Safe surfing but very sl-o-o-o-w. Sounds, riddles and mazes mainly
written by Carol Moore.
Hans Christian Anderson Fairy Tales & Stories
All the Hans Christian Andersen stories on one site! Full text with
original illustrations. Visit and find a good read from the 168
stories.
The Oxford Text Archive
Definitely for scholars!! Archives of texts and browser software.
Worth a look!
Legends
Definitive legends from Arthur via Robin Hood to Macbeth and
Blackbeard. Poets and Painters. Links galore. Follow up Blackbeard
and visit the current excavation of his ship in Chesapeake Bay!
Puffin Books UK
Explore the house in this site. Stories for the fog of the bathroom,
comfort in the bedroom or browse the living room full of an alphabet
of pocket biographies of authors
On-Line Books
News, features and archives....... look out for Charles Lamb's
commentaries on Tales of Shakespeare for a quick synopsis of all the
plots.
Dorning Kindersley
Complete catalogue on line with access to illustrations for which DK
is renowned. Password entry
Aesop's Fables
More than 655 of Aesop's fables on screen. Listed with title and
moral. Click and find the whole story often illustrated and many
with audio readings. Aesop with an American accent!
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Stories and Writing
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Kids on the net
A superb website dedicated to publishing writing by children all
over the world. Contains stories, poems, opinions and much more as
well as clear instructions to children about how to submit work.
Kids will love it.
Stories from the Web
Hosted by Stockport LEA this is a must for all interested in reading
and writing. Full of great reads and information about authors - you
can also play games and write your own stories and reviews. Don't
miss it!
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
Site sorted into features and books. There is a Curriculum area
containing fiction with high Maths content but very American. They
have an advantageous purchase agreement with Amazon.com.
IPL Story Hour
A collection of children's stories from a variety of authors. Most
are picture book-like but some for slightly older children. Quite
colourful and fun but rather American.
The Kids.com: Tales to Tell
Excellent collection of beautifully illustrated stories from around
the world : rhymes, fables, adventures and folk & Fairy Tales. There
is also useful background information about some of the stories.
Telling Tales
A website dedicated to storytelling with links to performance
storytellers, some stories, ideas for writing stories and examples
from readers. Lively site - well worth a look.
Infant Literacy Explorer (Kent CC)
A literacy website designed for KS1 children and teachers by Kent
LEA. Four "Big Books" with supporting materials for teachers. There
is also a "pinboard" where children's emails are displayed (and
teachers' too!). Excellent.
Mrs Mad's Bookarama
Great Book Review site. Children can search for reviews of books on
according to their interests and ages. Kids can submit their own
reviews and there are jokes and games.
Korean Folk Tales
Fablevision
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Favourite Authors
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Awesome authors on the Web
Into the Wardrobe: The C S Lewis Web Site
Judy Blume Home Page
The Beverly Cleary Home Page
The Dickens Page
JRR Tolkein Information Page
Eric Carle Website
The Roald Dahl Home Page
The Unofficial Ursula Le Guin Page |
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