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Classic Books Online profile Photos
Read the Ballad of the Lost Hare, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, or The Secret Garden at this site that features click through original versions of children's and young adult literature. Source: Library of Congress Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Varies Teacher Section: Yes Searchable: Yes

Storyline Online profile Photos Video Lesson Plans
This site from the Screen Actors Guild Foundation features streaming video of celebrities reading children's books. The site also has activities fro each book! Source: Screen Actors Guild Intended Audience: Students Reading Level: Elementary Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

The Rosetta Project profile Photos
Take a step back in time, this site features online versions of antique children's books from around the world. Source: The Rosetta Project Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Varies Teacher Section: No Searchable: No

International Children's Digital Library profile Photos
The goal of this site is to build a collection of books that represents outstanding historical and contemporary books from throughout the world.  Ultimately, the Foundation aspires to have every culture and language represented so that every child can know and appreciate the riches of children's literature from the world community. Source: International Children's Digital Library Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Varies Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project profile
This site features online versions of children's books published before 1923. Source: Yesterday's Classics Intended Audience: General Reading Level: Varies Teacher Section: No Searchable: Yes

 

Clifford Stories
Read some stories about Clifford the Big Red Dog! Source: PBS Kids

Exquisite Corpse Adventure
It's not as gruesome as it sounds! An Exquisite Corpse is an old game in which people write a phrase on a sheet of paper, fold it over to conceal part of it and pass it on to the next player to do the same. The game ends when someone finishes the story, which is then read aloud. Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, has written the first episode and has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who must eventually bring the story to an end! Source: Library of Congress

 

Online Video

Storyline Online
This site from the Screen Actors Guild Foundation features streaming video of celebrities reading children's books. Source: Screen Actors Guild

Caldecott/Newbery Literature Series
View video versions of some award-winning children's books. Source: NHPTV

Barnes and Noble Studio
You'll find author interviews, an online storytime feature with authors like Jan Brett, Tomie dePaola, and Judith Viorst reading their books.


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