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Aesop's Fables Online collection of 655+ Aesop's Fables with illustrations.
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Kids’ Corner Features the stories of Beatrix Potter. Read or listen to the classic story, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit."
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African
/ African Americans Here's a list of recommended books, reading lists, and bibliographies of children's books about Africa or African Americans.
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Kids Love a
Mystery Celebrate mysteries with links to free online mysteries, scary stories, bios of great mystery authors.
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Alice in Wonderland Go on an interactive adventure with Alice and her Wonderland friends.
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KidsRead Read reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors and have fun with trivia games, word scrambles and more!
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Amazing
Adventure
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Kids Storytelling Club Get tips to make your stories unforgettable.
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American Folklore Read folklore from every one of the 50 United States.
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King Features From the Amazing Spider-Man to Zits, find a comic to tickle every funnybone!
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Anne
of Green Gables Read up on your favorite character, look at pictures in the photo gallery, watch Anne videos, and much more!
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Learn to Read Practice with phonics, then read the silly stories.
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Archie Comics Visit Archie and his friends to play games, solve puzzles and more.
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Lemony Snicket You have reached the right place: the official Lemony Snicket site.
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Artemis Fowl Catch up on this 12 year old genius, criminal mastermind.
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Lil’ Fingers Storybooks A collection of animated stories that parents can read with their toddlers, designed with features like large text, bright colors, big buttons which make navigating through the stories easier.
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Barking Spiders and Other Such Stuff Read poems, stories, tongue twisters, do printable mazes, get tips for budding authors, there are favorite quotes and fill-in-the-blank poems to complete.
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Literacy Center Try fun learning activities in English, Spanish, German and French.
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Book Finder Bailey Bookmark will dig around and help find the book that's just right for you!
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Magic Tree House Travel through time and around the world with Jack and Annie.
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Book Hooks Bookhooks is an online book report publishing center, where young readers can publish illustrated book reviews online.
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Make
Your Own Comic Book
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Book
Pop Listen and read along stories about fairies, trolls and unicorns.
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Meet Harry Potter Includes chapter excerpts from his books and fun and games with Harry.
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Children’s Books On-Line for Free Read antique children's books published in the 19th and early 20th century.
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Mother Goose Here you’ll find the rhymes and a list of links to many other Mother Goose sites.
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Children's
Literature Read some classics at the Rare Book and Special Collections Reading Room.
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Mother Goose Rebus Rhymes Enjoy reading the pictures in your favorite nursery rhymes.
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Children’s Stories Read fairy tales, interactive stories, nursery rhymes, and holiday stories.
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Mr. Man or Little Miss Have fun with Roger Hargreave's Mr. Men and Little Miss book characters.
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Children’s Storybooks Online Read original stories with color illustrations for young children as well as older children and young adults.
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Mystery Spot Unravel the science-based clues where you read the interactive mystery stories.
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Cinderella Around the World Read how other countries from around the world tell this rags to riches fairy tale.
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MysteryNet's Kids Mysteries Solve mysteries, read scary stories, and learn magic tricks.
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Classic Audio Stories Listen to stories while you read along!
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Myths and Legends Brush up on Greek and Roman mythology.
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Clifford Play a game or read a story and go on an adventure with Clifford, the Big Red Dog.
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Myths,
Folktales and Fairy Tales Read these traditional stories from around the world.
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The Comic Zone Read your favorite comic online.
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Mythweb Learn about the heroes, gods and monsters of Greek mythology.
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Curious
George Have some fun with Curious George, the Man with the Yellow Hat, and all their friends.
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Nursery Rhymes Learn all of the lyrics to the most traditional nursery rhymes with their origins, history and meanings.
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Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature Looking for a good book to read? This site will give you lots of ideas.
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Official Peanuts Website Read the comic strip for the day and find information about the Peanuts gang and it’s creator Charles Schulz.
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Digital
Collection of Children's Literature Choose from more than 100,000 titles published in Great Britain and the United States from the early 1700s through the present.
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Old
Picture Books Read old story books that will turn the pages with a click of the mouse.
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Diorama
crafts Follow the instructions to make four different dioramas.
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Poetry for Children by William
Shakespeery Read funny poems and verses just for you!
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Edward Lear’s Nonsense Works Have a laugh with these limericks dating back to 1861.
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Pop-up and Movable Books Take a tour through the history of these delightful books from the nineteenth century to the present.
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Emperors New Suit Read the classic fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen. Then have fun with the drag-n-drop game where you dress up the emperor in outrageous cartoon costumes.
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Read Along with
Stories and Songs Read along with the stories and sing along with the songs.
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A Europe of Tales Read stories from the past from Iceland, Finland, Brittany, Scotland and Italy.
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Read Print Read books, poems, and short stories online.
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Fables, Fairy Tales, Stories and Nursery Rhymes A big selection of Aesop's Fables, Hans Christian Andersen fair tales, Grimms fairy tales, and Mother Goose nursery rhymes.
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Reading Planet Explore the colorful online world of book activities.
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Fun With Spot Join the most loveable puppy, Spot, for games, activities, and information for fans.
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Reading Rants Go beyond Sweet Valley High and the Hardy Boys with some of the best reads for teens here!
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Garfield The Official site for the big orange cat.
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Solar
Folklore |
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Giggle Poetry Have a laugh reading these poems!
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Speakaboos Watch classic children's stories.
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Global
Story Train Write the first, second or last chapter of a story that has been started and worked by other children around the world.
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SpyX Find out if you have what it takes to be a spy with these Spy X novels.
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Global
Tales Here is a collection of traditional myths, legends and folk tales from all over the world.
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The
Stacks for Kids Find books to read, learn about the authors, games and more.
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Good Night Stories Read or listen to a story before going to bed.
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Starfall
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Goosebumps Enter if you DARE! Scholastic Inc.’s official site for the spine-tingling series by R.L. Stine includes creepy games and complete booklists.
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Storyline Online Listen to stories read by members of the Screen Actors Guild.
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Harper's Children Search for a good book to read.
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Story
Maker Create a story about you by answering a few questions.
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Harry Potter Game Show Test your Harry Potter knowledge.
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Story Place Listen to stories, play with on-line activities, print out activities, and check out the reading list.
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Henry
and Grace Go to the Museum Read the winning story written by Henry a 9-year-old student at Clayton Academy.
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The SurLaLune Fairy Tales Site Enjoy over twenty annotated fairy tales including Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Gretel, and Rapunzel. Over 1,000 illustrations are included along with a frequently asked questions section.
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Historic Tale Construction Kit Create your own medieval themed stories.
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Teen Ink Read some of the most creative work written by teens.
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If You Love to Read Read the chapters of a true story about an American girl who goes to an English boarding school.
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Teen Reads Teens can browse through the cool new book lists, read book reviews and check out the author interviews.
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International Children's Digital Library Read online over 500 children's books in over 20 different languages.
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Teens
Read Week Look for the latest young adult reads, popular titles, and weekly polls.
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It’s a Reading Rave Teens find articles from a favorite magazine, explore, and use other interactive reading resources.
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Three
Little Pigs Read different versions of this folktale.
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Johnny
the Tractor Read how Johnny the Tractor and his pals do their part on the farm.
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Who’s Who & What’s What Find out who is who and what is what from the books of Dr. Seuss.
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Just for Kids Who Love
Books Visit the website of many popular books.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Read Frank Baum's classic on line.
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Kids Mysteries Look for mystery’s to solve, scary stories to read and magic tricks to perform.
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World
of Peter Rabbit Have fun with Peter Rabbit and friends from Beatrix Potter.
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KidsBookshelf KidsBookshelf offers book reviews, an author/illustrator spotlight writing and drawing contests, crafts, recipes, coloring pictures, and much more! |
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World of Tales Read Fairy Tales, Folktales and other stories from around the world. |
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Boy’s Quest Magazine Filled with fun activities and exciting reading.
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Midlink
Magazine Online magazine created for middle and high school students around the world.
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ChannelOne Bringing together young people from around the globe to learn about and discuss everything that's on their minds -- from issues in the news to what happens in school.
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Miss O ‘Zine Get the latest news in movies, activities, travel, music and lifestyle. |
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Click
Magazine Try these fun and creative projects on and off line.
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National Geographic Kids Find photographs, pictures, animal facts, cool links, games and more.
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CNNfyi.com Read news stories about U.S. and world events as well as features on popular topics such as sports, entertainment and science & technology.
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New York Times Learning Network Links and resources related to current events and journalism.
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Cricket Magazine Group Magazines for all levels of readers. With stories and tales from around the world.
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Parents and
Children Online A magazine for parents and children on the WWW.
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Crunch An online magazine where you can share your ideas and opinion.
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Scholastic News News, special reports, games and movies set up for kids by Scholastic.
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Headline History Be a British news reporter for a day! Pick a region of England, an era in history, a skill level, and a headline. Try your hand as a senior journalist in Victorian Yorkshire, or work as a newshound in London during World War II.
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Student News Net Offering news for kids in grades 3-5.
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Kids News Read the top stories on animals, people, space and more.
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STLtoday.com
St. Louis' online newspaper, Post-Dispatch offers today's news.
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KidsNewsRoom Get weekly news about entertainment, politics, health, animals, and lots more.
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Time for Kids Read the news magazine online edition every week. |
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Kids ThinkLink Kids around the world express their ideas on this site.
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Weekly Reader Read current events, find out the Word of the Day and even do a crossword puzzle.
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KidsPost Read daily features and news stories on the KidsPost page from the Washington Post.
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Yak’s Corner Follow Yak as he reports on news and big stories, goes on the road, and comes up with fun Yaktivities for you to do!
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Louie Magazine The magazine just for St. Louis Teens. |
Guides
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BookSpot Search for the best online texts, book reviews, reading lists, author information, book news, and more.
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The Page at Pooh Corner This site is dedicated to the Winnie-the-Pooh stories created by A. A. Milne.
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Braille Bug Learn all about this system of writing used by the blind through games, secret messages and information about Louis Braille and Helen Keller.
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Page By Page Discover out how books are made starting with where the idea came from, all the way to what happens after the book is printed.
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Children's Literature Web Guide The Children's Literature Web Guide is a site containing extensive information on on new works and providing links to various related Web pages.
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Poetry
Splatter Finish writing silly poems by filling in the blanks.
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Children’s Picture Books Find information about children's picture books of all kinds, how to select the perfect picture book, and a wealth of suggestions.
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Read
Kiddo Read Look for a great book to add to your reading list.
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Disney's
HooZoo List Where you can find information on many Disney characters, as well as information on their alternate life in the comics.
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The Science of
Superheroes Learn more about the science behind the special powers and weaknesses of Spider-Man, Wonder Woman, Daredevil, Superman, the Incredible Hulk, and the X-Men.
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FlamingNet A source for reviews and recommendations on past, present, and future preteen, teen, and young adult books.
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Sherlock Holmes on the Web Everything you always wanted to know about the great detective.
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Girls Series Book 1840-1991 A checklist of American fictional series books for girls published between 1840-1991.
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Time for Andrew Play related games and read a biography about the author.
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Marvel
Universe Find biographies of the 5000+ characters, places, and things that inhabit the Marvel Universe!
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Wands and Worlds Here are some great suggestions for fantasy books to read. Choose from categories like Dragons, Fairies, Magic, Trolls, and Wizards to find the flavor of fantasy you like best.
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MuggleNet Games, recipes, gossip, speculation--it's all about Harry Potter!
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Wizard Challenge Take the challenge to see how much you really know about Harry Potter.
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Mystery Madness Take a mystery tour and learn about the anatomy of a mystery, get author tips, and a funhouse filled with games and puzzles.
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Word
Builder Unscramble the letters to make a word.
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Mystery Writing Learn what it takes to create a truly spooky story.
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Write on Reader Let Buster Book and Penny Pencil be your guides as you travel through the fabulous world of reading and writing!
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Young Authors Workshop A unique site for would-be-writers. |
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America
Writes for Kids Select authors by state.
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Missouri Writes for Kids
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Andersen Fairy Tales Listen and read classic folk stories and fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
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Walter Dean Myers Meet the author.
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Author Tracker Look up information on your favorite author.
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G. Neri The author of the middle-grade novella Chess Rumble and other young adult novels.
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BookZone
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Meet Bobby Norfolk Meet one of St. Louis's premier storytellers.
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Heather Brewer Author of the vampire series.
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Linda Sue Park Visit the website of author Linda Sue Park, Winner of the 2002 Newbery Medal for "A Single Shard".
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Jennifer Brown This author is a two-time winner of the Erma Bombeck Global Humor Award.
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Rick
Riordan The official site of this multi-award-winning author.
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Meg Cabot Online home of the author of The Princess Diaries series.
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J.K. Rowling Official Site |
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Christopher
Paul Curtis Learn about this author who's second novel, Bud, Not Buddy, is the first book ever to receive both the Newberry Medal and the Coretta Scott King Author Award.
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Charles R. Smith This author, photographer and poet talks about his books and creative process.
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Sharon Draper Ms Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer.
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Paul Volponi Read excerpts from this teen novel author.
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Sharon
G. Flake Her books are a way to motivate readers to explore the joys of reading.
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Scott Westerfeld The official site of this Young Adult and science-fiction novelist.
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Neil
Gaiman Official site of writer and graphic novelist Neil Gaiman.
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Seussville The official site of Dr. Seuss.
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Nikki Grimes Official site of this award winning author.
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Shakespeare for Kids Read the fun facts about Shakespeare’s life and times and enjoy the from word jumbles to weird words to trading Shakespearean insults and quotations to acting out the scenes from scripts written for kids.
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Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site Ideas on finding the right book to read.
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Aaron
Shepard's Folktales |
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Brian Katcher Keep up to date with the author of "Playing With Matches" and "Almost Perfect".
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Mark
Twain in His Times Learn how Mark Twain and his works were created and defined.
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David Macaulay Meet this Caldecott award winner and go behind the scenes to see how he creates his books.
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E.B.
White Learn about the author and get the stories behind his books.
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Anne
M. Martin Find out more about The Babysitter's Club and other series by the author.
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Betty
Wright She dreamed about writing stories and books almost as soon as she was old enough to read them.
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Patricia
McKissack The biography of this St. Louis author.
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Young Authors Workshop A unique site for would be writers.
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Megan
McDonald Author of the Judy Moody books. |
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