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Anne Clarke

Maurice Sendak's Literary Influences: Wild Things! - 13 views

  • Anne Clarke
     
    Great article about the beloved children's author and illustrator, Maurice Sendak (Where The Wild Things Are) and his artistic and literary influences.
Jennifer Dorman

LitTunes HOME Of Mice and Men - 15 views

  • Jennifer Dorman
     
    "The LitTunes strategy, which directs students to make connections from their reading to their music, is one I define by the term Musical Intertextuality (2009)."
Anne Clarke

Audrey Niffenegger - This year's publishing sensation - 3 views

  • Anne Clarke
     
    Article on Audrey Niffenegger's hit bestseller, "The Time Traveler's Wife", and how it went from a small print book to a major Hollywood movie.
Anne Clarke

Inside the mind of Herta Muller, 2009 Nobel Prize winner - 6 views

  • Anne Clarke
     
    This article discusses Herta Muller's personal life before she became a published writer, as well as the events and influences that spurred her to start writing.
Anne Clarke

Pullman, Hosseini top ALA's top banned books list - 11 views

  • Anne Clarke
     
    Which books are at the top of the American Library Association's most frequently challenged banned books list? Many readers are up in arms, saying that these books are not really that controversial.
Anne Clarke

The Picture of Dorian Grey movie adaptation - 7 views

  • Anne Clarke
     
    The movie adaptation of "The Picture of Dorian Grey" is a good way for teachers and librarians to introduce high-school level students to the works of Oscar Wilde. Good article about the film, with a trailer at the end.
Anne Clarke

Infloox - Literary search engine/wiki - 0 views

  • Anne Clarke
     
    Website devoted to literature research; combines a search engine with wiki-style pages and artificial intelligence. Use it to find an author's favourite influences, as well as who they in turn influenced.
Jennifer Dorman

ThoughtAudio.com - 0 views

  • Jennifer Dorman
     
    an audio book publisher providing audio book downloads of philosophy and classic literature titles.
  • Jennifer Dorman
     
    an audio book publisher providing audio book downloads of philosophy and classic literature titles.
Brenda Muench

Read, Click and Win with BookAdventure! - 0 views

  • Brenda Muench
     
    This could be a great parallel for AR. Maybe over the summer?
Fred Delventhal

Just One More Book!! Children's Book Podcast - Children's book reviews and interviews with ... - 0 views

  • Fred Delventhal
     
    Just One More Book is a thrice-weekly podcast which promotes and celebrates literacy and great children's books.

    Each weekday morning, we take a few minutes out of our morning coffee ritual to discuss one of our many favourite children's books. We also feature weekly interviews with authors, illustrators and experts and enthusiasts in the areas of children's literature and literacy as well as listener-submitted audio reviews.
Brenda Muench

Book Units - 0 views

  • Brenda Muench
     
    great resource
Dennis Grice

Shmoop Literature: Summary, Analysis, Themes, Characters, Paper - 0 views

  • Dennis Grice
     
    I wonder if this is the 21st Century version of Cliffsnotes.
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