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Gateway on Scholastic's site to a series of book talks by Donalyn Miller including: cultivating wild readers, engaging dormant middle school readers, graphic novels, and intro focusing on books. There is also a booktalk on series fiction but this does not appear to be included on this page

For students who lack a plan for future reading, series fiction provides a plan. Reading series improves comprehension and motivation for reading, too. In this episode, Donalyn Miller examines the benefits of series fiction and previews exciting book series for all ages.

"Story is one of the most powerful ways we can find out about the world - and the best stories leave us with more questions than answers. " Suggested picture books and strategies to promote inquiry through literature

The Professor Garfield Foundation is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) educational collaboration between Paws, Inc., the global headquarters for Garfield the Cat, and Ball State University, a nationally recognized leader in teacher training and digital education. Sections include: Home * Orson's Farm * Reading Ring * Art-Bot * Music-Bot * G-Cubed Knowledge Box * Infinite Learning Lab * Comics Lab. The site includes a comic book maker, teacher resources and Alice, a 3D programming environment and comic art lessons/

A range of questions kids might ask, added to regularly. A question followed by a detailed answer - questions provide a great springboard for independent inquiry and the answers provide a great model for information writing.

A concise history of children's literature and changes in purpose.j

An amazing Canadian work that combines a range of media options to track a bear and tell 'her' story of survival.

It goes by many names: transmedia storytelling, transmedia narrative, cross-media seriality, and multiplatform storytelling. But what exactly is 'it'? And why does it matter? At ECHO, we most often use the term multiplatform storytelling to describe the general technique of telling a story using several formats and/or platforms, ideally with some involvement by audience or end users.

A blog site with comprehensive coverage and teaching ideas for the use of picture book titles, mainly US in content.

After listing as many Australian Indigenous representations in the superhero worlds, I noticed that many of the early characters' powers are connected to the conceptual 'Dreamtime'. Although this is presented in different ways, it's often done using separate dimensions within the extended comic multiverses. Very little have any mention of actual Aboriginal nations, and do not seem to have had much research or thought towards any level of authenticity. However, the more recent characters appear to have had much more understanding put into these characters; their origins, and their characteristics. But sadly, very few entries here are designed by Aboriginal artists or written by Aboriginal authors themselves, but given the positive development from the 1980s to today, hopefully this is something we will see more of in future.

Reading science trade books is the perfect way for students to build literacy skills while learning science content. The books that appear in these lists were selected as outstanding children's science trade books. They were chosen by a book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC).

The Australian Kids & Family Reading Report™ is a national survey of children aged 6-17 and their parents, as well as parents of children aged 0-5, exploring their reading attitudes and behaviours around reading books for fun. This is the first edition in Australia with past surveys conducted in the US bi-annually since 2006. 695 pairs of children and adults from the same household completed the survey, along with 358 parents of children aged 0-5. The survey was fielded between November 19, 2015 and November 27, 2015.

"Here are six handpicked examples of digital storytelling where we believe great writing is combined with great imagery to create authentic content, and a brilliant digital story." A selection of interactive documentaries that reflect literary non-fiction. Target audience is adult and senior secondary.

Project Gutenberg offers over 57,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. You will find the world's great literature here, with focus on older works for which copyright has expired. Thousands of volunteers digitized and diligently proofread the eBooks, for enjoyment and education.

A digitised historical collection of children's books with options to read on different devices. A treatise on the relevance of children's literature as a source of historical and social commentary introduces the collection. Navigation to different forms of literature is across the top of the page.

Enhancing and extending literature lessons with technology with a curated list of websites to support literary online activities.

List of blog sites that cover children's literature that can be added to an RSS feed.

A blog about search, search skills, teaching search, learning how to search, learning how to use Google effectively, learning how to do research. It also covers a good deal of sensemaking and information foraging.

Digitized versions of world-class art and history collections.

a personal website supporting the NSW curriculum with "Book List Ideas" under each curriculum area.