Kids Need to Read works to create a culture of reading for children by providing inspiring books to underfunded schools, libraries, and literacy programs across the United States, especially those serving disadvantaged. General books lists by school sector are supplemented with "Peace Packs" ranging from bullying to world peace topics and LGBT titles. Predominantly American but includes other and quite up to date - e.g. Wimpy Kid, Origami Yoda. Unfortunately the lists are not annotated.

Animaps extends the My Maps feature of Google Maps by letting you create maps with markers that move, images and text that pop up on cue, and lines and shapes that change over time. When you send your Animap to friends it appears like a video - they can play, pause, slow and speed up the action!

Why should we spend our time reading novels and poems when, out there, big things are going on? 5 minute video clip that demonstrates the value of reading - mashup design combining characters, books, heads etc for a contemporary feel.

This site fosters literacy for preschoolers through a reading packs program (Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers) with a book for each age group featured each month. Supporting activities are provided. You can subscribe for a monthly email alert for updates.

Mirrors, Windows Doors (MWD) is ann online magazine whose aim is to draw attention to the riches of children's and YA books from across the world that highlight cultural and multi-cultural diversity. MWD promotes authenticity of voice, and writing that increases empathy through reading about different experiences within different cultural contexts - maybe next door, maybe across the globe - whilst tapping into a common bond of humanity and shared emotional response. MWD is a resource for librarians, teachers, parents and carers, as well as teens, who want to find out more about the kidlitosphere from a global perspective.

This site supports Australian literature, authors and specific books with a wealth of educational resources. Strong coverage of classics with growing collection on more contemporary works and authors

hat do Alan Moore's Watchmen, Frank Miller's Sin City, and Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim series have in common? Yes, they're all graphic novels, but that's not all. They've also been found to enhance reading comprehension-maybe even more than traditional novels and picture books. You may be wondering how this is possible, but a better question might be, "How have we been ignoring this for so long?" Let's take a look at how the role of comics in education has evolved in recent years.

You may have read, or privately suspected, that curling up with a good book can make you a better person. Over the past two years, several major news sources-including Scientific American and The New York Times-have confirmed the relationship between literature and virtue, placing fiction, in particular, in the limelight. The reason? Empathy.

Storytelling in any format is about making meaning. While the essence of the stories we tell may remain the same, the ways in which we can now share these stories have changed dramatically with the development of digital communication technologies. Access to simple, easy to use media production tools and resources in conjunction with the potential for immediate and universal online publication has significant implications for literacy thinking and practice.

Literature Circles involve a small group of students exploring a piece of literature in depth. Although you'll find lots of books and articles on the Literature Circles, there are many ways to implement the strategies across grade levels and subject areas. Think of literature circles as one element of a balanced literacy program rather than "the solution." In most cases, the application of literature circles evolves over time as students and teachers become more experienced readers.

Dialogic reading works. Children who have been read to dialogically are substantially ahead of children who have been read to traditionally on tests of language development. Children can jump ahead by several months in just a few weeks of dialogic reading.

A great resource for teaching literature in the classroom. Includes a literature circle resource centre, middle grade teachers blog and themed literature units

You've arrived at the most complete and current source of information about the WebQuest Model. Whether you're an education student new to the topic or an experienced teacher educator looking for materials, you'll find something here to meet your needs.

The world's largest searchable directory of Webquest reviews with a subscriber option for more benefits. Includes information and articles about webquests as well as hosting them.

A Digital Novel (2012) ... set in a technology saturated near future, Inanimate Alice tells the story of a girl called Alice, merging text with animation, videos, music and games to explore what it means to conduct your life online. Requires user action to drive the story forward.Uses text, images, music, sound effects, puzzles and games to illustrate and enhance the narrative. Each a self-contained story, the chapters become more complex as the narrative unfolds reflecting Alice's age and competency as she develops towards her calling as a game animator and designer. See the Teacher's Notes for information on using this title with students.

High concpet digital alphabet book by de Vicq de Cumpitch. Interactive, animated and very clever!

Book review site focusing on younger readers

Welcome to this special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts. The books featured here, ranging from Ulysses to Little Red Riding Hood, have been selected from the indexes of The Online Books Page. (See that page for more than 2 million more online books!) This page is a work in progress, and more works may be added to this page over time. Please inform onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu of any new material that can be included here. Note that the listings are meant to be representative rather than exhaustive. Also, many recent books that have been banned or challenged have not been included here, because they have not been made freely readable online