
	USEFUL WEBSITES WEBSITES FOR RESEARCH: Citation Maker http://elementary.oslis.org/@@mla-elementary When you do a project or paper, you must give credit to the sources of your information. This website will help you make your "Sources Cited" list. World Book Online http://www.worldbookonline.com/?subacct=N5329 Log in to use: Login = cpshome, Password = patriots This on-line version of the World Book Encyclopedia comes in three versions: World Book Kids, World Book Student and World Book Advanced. Choose the Best Search Engine http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html This list from NoodleTools suggests different search engines for different kinds information and research needs. Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com/ Dogpile is a metasearch engine. It searches the information found on all other search engines, then compiles the best sites and "fetches" them for you. PUBLIC LIBRARIES: Concord and Boston The Concord Free Public Library and the Minuteman Public Library Network http://www.mln.lib.ma.us/ The Boston Public Library http://www.bpl.org/general/ Search the library online catalog, reserve materials, or use the many databases and magazines available --all for free! A Minuteman Network library card or Boston Public library card is needed for some services. Kids Click! http://www.kidsclick.org/ This directory of librarian-approved websites is organized by subject searchable by keyword. Each website lists the suggested reading level. KidSpace @ The Internet Public Library http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/ This directory includes links to encyclopedias, almanacs, and other sites for homework help or research. Search Strategies video http://www.schooltube.com/video/19715/Web-Search-Strategies-in-Plain-English The link is for a very smart little video on search strategies. Short, very effective, and fun. By Common Craft, LLC. WEBSITES WITH FREE IMAGE SOURCES Discovery Education http://school.discoveryeducation.com/clipart Kids Netsoft http://www.kidsnetsoft.com/html/images.html Pics for Learning http://www.pics4learning.com/ Shambles http://www.shambles.net/pages/school/clipart/ Looking for free clipart and photos to include in a project? Teachers and students are granted permission to use all of the images in this collection. Don't forget to give credit to your source when you use a picture. WEBSITES ABOUT BOOKS, AUTHORS AND READING: Book Order in a Series http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/series/juv/ This website lists the books in a series in their recommended reading order. The site is searchable by series, author and title. Read Kiddo Read www.readkiddoread.com Recommended reading for ages 0 to 18. Books suggestions are grouped by age and by genre. Guys Read http://www.guysread.com/ Author Jon Scieszka's website with book suggstions and reading activities especially for boys. A Book and a Hug http://www.abookandahug.com/ A book recommendation website created by Baltimore librarian Barb Langridge. Click on "Find a Book" in the upper right corner to search by genre, age and keyword. The "Books Alive" sections features video interviews with popular children's authors and illustrators. A direct link to their "Middle Readers - Careful Content" list: http://www.abookandahug.com/search/search-results_m161/criteria:1/jr_keywords:middle-reader-careful-content/order:alpha The International Children's Digital Library http://en.childrenslibrary.org/ The International Children's Digital Library features over 3,600 scanned picture books from 60 countries and in 48 different languages. Click on "Read Books" to get an easy-to-search catalog of the titles available. Authors Pronounce Their Own Names http://www.teachingbooks.net/pronunciations.cgi In these short audio clips, well-known children's book authors give background information and pronounciations for their own names. From Teaching Books.net. Professor Garfield's Toon Book Reader http://www.professorgarfield.org/toon_book_reader/index.html Short, funny online graphic novels. Read them to yourself or select the "Read to Me" option to hear the story performed by the author. Other sections of the Professor Garfield website offer art, music, math and reading activities. Books about Native Americans: Oyate and American Indians in Children's Literature Oyate http://www.oyate.org/ Oyate is a Native organization website that features reviews of books by and about Native Americans. The site includes information on Thanksgiving from the Native perspective and a list of books to avoid. American Indians in Children's Literature http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/ This blog by Professor Debbie Reese of the Nambe Pueblo includes book reviews and critical perspectives of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books.

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