Education
Children's Literature and Good Sites for Kids
Book Stuff

• 19th Century Schoolbooks -- Searchable full texts of 142 American textbooks of the 19th century offer insights into what 19th century American students were taught about history, arithmetic, art, geography, and other topics. University of Pittsburgh Nietz Collection.
• Books Too Good To Put Down-- annotated lists of books even reluctant readers will love
• Booksense.com--an independent bookstore site that has reviews and recommendations and allows you to shop the independent bookstore nearest to you online. An antidote to the massive book merchandisers.
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site-- includes a list of highly recommended children's books, reviews, curriculum ideas for integrating children's literature into other subject areas
• Center for the Study of Books in Spanish
• Children's Book Council--a collection of reading lists (including children's books adults will love), reading activities, meet the author/illustrator, resources for authors and illustrators, including a guide on writing children's books.
• Children's Web Fiction
• Children's Writers' Place--a place for children's writers to talk about their work and their audiences.
• deGrummond Children's Literature Collection
• Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature--this database includes complete winner lists of all kinds of awards, with a keyword search for subject matter, and a forms search to generate reading lists for specific grade levels, ethnic or gender of protagonists, genre, historical period, or other parameters
• Guide to Children's Literature and Disability--a guide to elementary reading level books about children with disabilities.
• Hornbook and Beyond--"a survey of nonfiction & reference resources for children. For students of library science, teacher and librarians of students in k-8, and anyone else.
• Index to Children's Literature Web Sites -- widely considered the most authoritative source for children's literature as well as one of the overall best sites on the web.
• National Council for Children's Illustrated Literature--a site that celebrates and exhibits beautiful children's book illustration art.
• Portrayal of Native Americans in Books for Young People: A Bibliography of recommended titles.
• Read Across America--NEA's campaign to motivate children to read. On Dr. Seuss' birthday, they want every child in America to be in the company of a book. Take part and spread the word.
• Reading Rainbow  -- the excellent PBS show with books, games and more!
• the Scoop-- Reviews currently released children's books. Also includes interviews with authors and illustrators, an "interactive reading adventure", and more.
• Story Arts On-Line
• Young Adult Literature on the World Wide Web--an excellent guide to reading lists, reviews, and other resources.