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Google Books can help with this. What's needed is the information that appears in a citation: the author, place, and date of publication. Luckily, traditional print materials (in the form of books) often include the kind of citation information you might need and Google Books allow you to search the full text of books.

The average reader of e-books says she has read 24 books (the mean number) in the past 12 months, compared with an average of 15 books by a non-e-book consumer

"The most important thing is sitting and talking with your children," said Gabrielle Strouse, an adjunct assistant professor at Vanderbilt who has studied e-books. "Whether you're reading a book, whether you're reading an e-book, whether you're watching a video. Co-interacting, co-viewing, is the best way for them to learn."

a Biblioburro -- library by donkey -- in Colombia -- good complement to the book, My Librarian is a Camel

this could be useful for any class story writing activities, student create individual books / chapters that are then joined into a class book

"Teachers might see the Internet as the enemy of old-fashioned books, but the two entities can actually compliment each other nicely. Websites devoted to reading and literacy help children connect with other readers, delve deeper into what they are reading, and discover new books of interest. And they provide teachers with ideas for the classroom."

Looks like a neat way of making strategy books using book creator.

""Student Comprehension of Books in Kindle and Traditional Formats" by Michael Milone, a research psychologist and educational writer at Renaissance Learning, asked students in two fourth-grade classes located in the Upper Midwest to read up to six books from a selected list of a dozen popular fiction titles"

"Books, especially picture books, are the best source of examples when developing curriculum for writing. Many mini lessons can be garnered from text... the authors become Co-Teachers! The books listed below are "Touchstone Texts," and provide clear and masterful examples of different types and styles of writing . "

Teaching ideas and lesson resources linked to popular books. Lots of books we have in our library here...

a beautiful silent film involving books -- and no books -- just gestures.... how to we move through information.....

a blog post that contains some interesting book-related writing prompts - I particularly like the idea of having students read some forewords to books and think how they would introduce a text that they love. Relevant to both primary and middle/high school teachers.

By the end of the school year, those 206 books had been accessed more than 101,000 times by K12 students all over the district. One Title I elementary school had accessed the books 58,000 times.

Goodreads book club for the Grade 8 students -- where they log their reading and post book reviews

"The seminal figure in the current movement is Sam Wineburg, a cognitive psychologist who possesses a deep appreciation of the philosophy and practice of history. His book, Historical Thinking and Other Unnatural Acts (Temple University Press, 2001), which includes research reaching back into the 1980s, is a founding text, along with Knowing, Learning, and Teaching History, cited above. Wineburg is now Professor of Education and History at Stanford University, and director of the Stanford History Education Group, of which Reisman was an active member."

great example of students writing their own books on the ipad

Lessons learned in 140chars per book for 200+ books. the ultimate summary.

Nice stories and just by reading , help those less fortunate access books.

<< Smarthistory.org is a free multi-media web-book designed as a dynamic enhancement (or even substitute) for the traditional art history textbook. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker began smARThistory in 2005 by creating a blog featuring free audio guides in the form of podcasts for use in The Museum of Modern Art and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Soon after, we embedded the audio files in our online survey courses. The response from our students was so positive that we decided to create a multi-media survey of art history web-book. We created audios and videos about works of art found in standard art history survey texts, organized the files stylistically and chronologically, and added text and still images. >>

"Promoting the love of books by children, and the continued reading of children's books by adults."