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Books & Reading

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The Library is not responsible for the content of these external sites.

Bibliographies | Book Awards | Books Online | Poetry

Suggested Online Encyclopedias and Databases

Literature Resource Center
Available from home.

LitFinder
biographies, poems, stories, essays, speeches, plays
Available from the Highland Park Public Library only.

netLibrary
eBooks
Available from home.

NoveList
Available from home.  You must enter your Highland Park Library card number.
Use this readers' advisory tool to find a good book by topic, authors similar to your favorites, and book discussion guides.

Bibliographies

BiblioTravel-for books that take you away
Find books by setting location

The BookHive: Your Guide to Children's Literature and Books
Thousands of book reviews

Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
Enter your requirements for a book (reading level, setting, genre etc.) and this database will suggest titles

Juvenile Series and Sequels
Find out the book order for your favorite series

The Lexile Framework for Reading
The webpage for the company which comes up with the Lexile levels for children's books

Some Book Suggestions
The Highland Park Public Library Youth Services Department's online book lists

Book Awards

The Caldecott Medal Home Page
Information about the award for children’s book illustration;  also has a list of winners

Children’s Book Awards
A guide to English-language children’s book awards on the Internet

Coretta Scott King Awards
Presented annually to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution published during the previous year

The Monarch Award
Information about the Illinois grades K - 3 children's choice award

The Newbery Medal Home Page
Information about the award for children’s literature and a list of winners

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
Information about the Illinois grades 4 - 8 children's choice award

Books Online

Alice in Wonderland-An Interactive Adventure
Have fun with Alice in Wonderland

Bartleby.com:  Great Books Online
You can find the works of 48 authors, including Robert Frost, William Shakespeare, and Walt Whitman, F. Scott Fitzgerald, W. E. B. DuBois, Carl Sandburg, and Herman Melville

Browse the Modern English Collecton-Electronic Text Center
Full text of books and pamphlets by women authors; from Jane Addams to Zitkala-Sa

Browse the Modern English Collection-Electronic Text Center-Young Readers
Full text of books which may be of interest to children and young adults

Thomas Bulfinch Collection at Bartleby.com
Online version of the three Bulfinch volumes (Greek myths, King Arthur, and Charlemagne)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Disney's version of Narnia

Electronic Texts for the Study of American Culture
Full text of various American literary works from _The Education of Henry Adams_ to WPA interview projects

Internet Modern History Sourcebook: Full Texts
Full texts of writings from the fifteenth century through post World War II

NovelGuide-Novel Resource Guide and Literary Analysis
Analysis of classic books

Poetry 180 (a Library of Congress program)
180 poems so that students can read one poem a day

Poets’ Corner
Search or browse for hundreds of poems

Shakespeare Resources Summary Page
The complete works of Shakespeare

The SurLaLune Fairy Tales Site
Information about the study of fairytales with some annotated fairy tales

TumbleBooks-eBooks for eKids!
A collection of animated picture books, classic children's stories, books in foreign languages and games for preschoolers through 5th grade.

Poetry

The Academy of American Poets
Find poems, information about poets and more

Favorite Poem Project
A site "dedicated to celebrating, documenting and promoting poetry's role in Americans' lives."

Janet Wong’s Website
The author of Night Garden and other books of poetry and prose

Kristine O’Connell George’s Website
The author of Old Elm Speaks and other books of poetry

Magnetic Poetry®
The popular refrigerator toy's company

Nikki Grimes Website
The Coretta Scott King Award winning poet and author

Poetry 180 (a Library of Congress program)
180 poems so that students can read one poem a day

Poetry Society of America
An association of poets

Poetry Writing with Jack Prelutsky, Karla Kuskin and Jean Marzollo
Famous poets provide and online tutorial on writing poetry

Poets’ Corner
Search or browse for hundreds of poems

Poets House
A literary archive and poetry center

Surfing the Net with Kids:  Virtual Poetry
Rearrange the word tiles to make your own poem
 

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