A book trailer for MY HEART IS LIKE A ZOO, the new picture book from author Michael Hall. Welcome to the zoo! Twenty animals are waiting for you-some are familiar, some may be brand-new.

The mission of the International Children's Digital Library Foundation (ICDL Foundation) is to support the world's children in becoming effective members of the global community - who exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages and ideas -- by making the best in children's literature available online free of charge. The Foundation pursues its vision by building a digital library of outstanding children's books from around the world and supporting communities of children and adults in exploring and using this literature through innovative technology designed in close partnership with children for children.

For high school readers - Over the past ten years, Laurie has received thousands and thousands of emails and letters from readers about how Speak has given them the courage to speak up

some great ideas that go beyond the written book report

Trace Holden Caulfield's perambulations around Manhattan in "The Catcher in the Rye" to places like the Edmont Hotel, where Holden had an awkward encounter with Sunny the hooker; the lake in Central Park, where he wondered about the ducks in winter; and the clock at the Biltmore, where he waited for his date.

So, my vote is that schools have extensive digital collections for research and scholarly work, and a good selection of interesting and age-appropriate fiction and nonfiction for pleasure reading.

simulations in all subject areas

A small collection of printed books no longer supports the type of research required by a 21st century curriculum. We wanted to create a library that reflected the reality of how students do research and fostered what they do, one that went beyond stacks and stacks of underutilized books.

please send a copy to Adele at Leoville School

generates definitions and synonyms for more than one word at a time - very fast

Great photos of school library displays - all grades

A website for teachers that contains a variety of lesson plans used to launch mathematical investigations. We invite you to use your mathematical eye to look at texts in new ways while helping your students to develop critical reading and problem solving skills.

Free audio books in a variety of genre

The list of 73 titles, drawn from 127 official nominations, is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. The books, recommended for those ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens.

Every year schools around the world spend thousands of dollars on textbooks that are often outdated by the end of their first year in the classroom. Ebooks, many of them free, can represent huge savings for schools over purchasing textbooks. Here are seven places that you can find free ebooks.

Kids search tools - wiki and glogster

a wonderful video about information and the role of the library

This selective list provides information on more than 100 books and some magazines that have been challenged in the past decades. Each challenge sought to limit public access to the books and magazines in schools, libraries, or bookstores. Some challenges were upheld; others were rejected.

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FREEDOM TO READ WEEK, February 21-27, 2010