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LATEST BOOKLISTS FOR KIDS
Science fiction for K-3
Scary books for Years 4 - 8
Books highlighting self-control
Series books for middle schoolers
[More kids' Booklists]
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Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls
Series
Get your
personalized notebook, plus quizzes, games, message boards
and more
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 Remember
Anne Frank
Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, and died in 1945 at
the age of 16.
Her diary has been translated into hundreds of languages and
has been read by millions of children and adults worldwide.
This June 12, take a few minutes to remember Anne, her
family, and the millions of others who lost their lives
during the Holocaust by visiting this great site designed
especially for kids. You can learn more
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about Anne's life
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about the rise of Hitler and his
persecution of the Jews
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and a time line of World War II
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click here
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 The
The story of a boy who
becomes a caveman. Wonderfully animated with sound effects
and a self marking comprehension test at the end! You have
the option to have this story read to you with real audio!
(right off the web!) or learn to read difficult story words
before starting. It's all on the next page!
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Make a book for Grandpa
Help your child make a book
about Grandpa (or another older
friend or relative). When it’s
finished it will make a great gift
to give to Grandpa.
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Anna Ciddor
held a competition to name the latest book in the Quentaris
Series and it will be
"Prisoners of Quentaris." You can visit the
Quentaris site for games, a screen saver, great
graphics and more.
You can read more about Anna Ciddor
at
www.viking-magic.com
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'Horton
Hears A Who'
Catch the
trailer for
'Horton
Hears A
Who',
starring Jim
Carrey and
Steve Carell
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 GGraeme
Base - illustrator
RollerCoaster chatted with Graeme Base,
illustrator and author of books such as The
Eleventh Hour, Animalia, Sign Of The Seahorse
and most recently, Uno’s Garden.Listen to the Podcast... or as we like to
call it... RollerCast! ... or rread
the interview
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The Wishing Tree
Listen
to the story and click to interact with the pictures |
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Play some cool
Roald Dahl Games
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Our friends, the Grammar
Gorillas, need help identifying parts of speech. If
you click on the right word in the sentence, our
friends get a banana. And you know, a gorilla with a
banana is a gorilla with appeal. |
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Spinning a Good Yarn
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Learn how Brian
Jaques writes his books |
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The most popular
fictional wizard in the world is back.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
comes out in theatres November 18. This
time, Harry will finally come face to
face with the evil Lord Voldemort. At
the same time, he's dealing with the
usual teen troubles, like who to ask to
the Hogwarts' Yule Ball.
With another Harry Potter adventure
about to begin, Scholastic News Online
was able to talk with stars from the
movie! Click on their names to read what
they told us. And don't forget to take a
look at our
slideshow
for a preview of what you'll see in the
movie!
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Fantasy Quiz
1. A
mermaid is half woman half
a. goat
b. fish
c. princess
d. elephant
More questions ...
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FROM
LEMONY SNICKET  |
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Sunny, the youngest
Baudelaire, speaks in a
manner which some people
find difficult to
understand. If you have
a few free moments, see
if you can match Sunny's
words to their meaning
in common English. If
you have difficulty, ask
a baby to help you, or
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Arithmancy
is also known as arithmomancy and numerology. It is one of the
subjects taught at Hogwarts School where Harry Potter studies
the art of
wizardry. You don't need to go to Hogwarts to know the numbers
related to
your name and to find out what they reveal. Try it at:
http://sorcererscompanion.net/arithmancy.html
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AwesomeStories.com
uniquely
uses
the Internet to link its story content to hundreds of thousands of the world's
best on-line primary sources. Enjoy an interactive learning experience as you
see relevant maps, pictures, artefacts, manuscripts and documents, IN CONTEXT,
within each story. Take advantage of human-based searches for a safe, fast and
fun way to learn the real story behind historic events, famous people, heroic
exploits, legends, disasters, movies, plus topics of current and general
interest. |
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Stage #1: Books begin with a great
idea.
Here is an author (it's supposed to be
Aliki!) writing down a story. Probably,
the author will write a few drafts of
the story, trying to improve it each
time. Read
some more ...
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This is a book to buy, so don't
click on the links, but I love the cool video intro.
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Do
You Know Records?
So, you think you
know a lot about records—the fastest animal, the most
no-hitters, the deepest trench, the first top-selling
ringtone?
Then you’ll love
The World Almanac Book of Records:
Firsts, Feats, Facts and Phenomena. With more than
500 pages and 5,000 records, it’s the biggest record
book of all-time.
Explore
our site, see some pages from the book and enjoy the
records.
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The official
Roald Dahl Website
http://www.roalddahl.com/Default.asp
Explore the world of Roald Dahl with the aid of Miss Honey,
Matilda, or
James. There are games to play, book reviews to complete,
quizzes, and
the Roald Dahl challenge - how alike are you? Listen to an
interview
with Roald Dahl and hear him read an excerpt from the BFG.
Warning: do not just leave this website open on your desktop
....you
could have some explaining to do when a certain small bird makes some
suspicious noises! [don't say I didn't warn you! |
