| Copyright 2006 Julie Shepherd Knapp |
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| about the book |
| The Homeschool Diner's Guide to Homeschooling by Subject Language Arts for Homeschoolers What's on Your Reading List? by Julie Shepherd knapp, copyright 2006 How to find the best books for your children... As the saying goes, "So many books and so little time!" But how do we know which are the really good books, and which books are appropriate for the age and interests of our children? Sometimes it can help to see what others have recommended and to read reviews of children's books. Several lists and review sources are listed below. Also, Amazon.com and other online booksellers often have multiple reviews for the same book. For help on how to discuss, critique, and analyze books with your children see Study Guides Discussion Guides, and Book Reports. Don't forget that many of the classics are now available as free online text! Some sources for these free e-books are listed below. Book Award Lists, Suggested Reading Lists ATN Booklists -- hundreds of children's reading lists categorized by theme, genre, author, school subject, read alouds, similar books, etc American Library Association -- describes the qualifications for 27 different book awards and lists award winning books for each Newbery Award Books by Theme -- high-quality, award-wining children's literature grouped by topic Literature Learning Ladders -- a listing of books that have won the Newbery Award for excellence in children's literature, search by theme or author AwardWeb: Hugo Award Winners -- a listing of books that were awarded the Hugo Award for outstanding science fiction (since 1953) HardSF Reading Lists -- lists of "Hard" Science Fiction (not fantasy or space soap operas), by author, by awards, and suggested lists The Boston Globe - Horn Book Awards -- award winners since 1967 The ALA's Non-fiction Series Round-up -- find non-fiction books that are a series, by grade-level or topic Juvenile Series and Sequels -- an alphabetized listing maintained by the Mid-Continent public Library Carol Hurst's Children's Book Reviews -- books listed alphabetically Classics in the Classroom by Michael Clay Thompson -- includes 1300 classics (K - college) arranged alphabetically (by author), all genres, available thru Royal Fireworks Press Classical Christian Education Support Loop: 1000 Good Books List -- (pre-K -12) grade-level reading lists that include poetry, classics, and many Newbery award books An Old-Fashioned Education -- a Christian-focused website that has categorized and linked to hundreds of free online texts and e-books, many children's and adult's classics. Living Math -- literature that brings math to life (for all ages) everything from picture books to chapter books! NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children -- yearly lists of good books on science topics, chosen by science teachers Must-Read Science Fiction -- a list for teachers of science fiction, only includes young adult and adult, though. Young readers can begin with books by Madeleine L'Engle and John Christopher ;-) Some of My Best Friends are Books by The Homeschool Diner's Favorite ABC Books 100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know -- from NYC Public Library Keeping up with the Kids by Adrienne the Children's Librarian -- how to keep tabs on what's new and what's good in children's literature Graphics Library by Capstone - comic book history and biographies for grades 3 - 8, illustrated by Marvel and DC Comics artists, fun for all and great for struggling and reluctant readers U Reads Program -- for our older teens, recommendations and reviews of adult fiction and biography, from the University of Minnesota Clifton Fadiman's Lifetime Reading Plan -- author, broadcast personality, and editor and judge for the Book-of-the-Month Club for over 50 years, an amazingly diverse collection of his "must-read" books (plus ordering information for the hard-to-find ones), older teen to adult Women in Fiction -- a great list of "Chic Lit" from the Monroe Co. Library, many with mature content for teens and up Baldwin Online Children's Literature Project -- free online text of children's stories written before 1922, "bringing yesterday's classics to today's children", a wonderful resource by Lisa Ripperton Fractured Fairy Tales -- a list of books that are take-offs or different versions of famous tales, from the U of Calgary Banned Books -- a list of lists, books banned thru the ages (387 BC to the present), many texts available free online, from the UPenn library Free Online Texts Storynory: Children's Audio Stories for Free -- free narrated stories to play online or download to iPod or MP3 player, text available for printing, too. Excellent narrator! Story Place -- some free online narrated stories, child clicks to turn page (English and Spanish versions) from the Charlotte Public Library American Folklore -- free online texts of folklore, tall tales, legends, etc. retold by author S.E. Schlosser, includes one story from each US state Tales of Wonder - free online texts of international folk tales Fractured Fairy Tales -- a list of books that are take-offs or different versions of famous tales, from the U of Calgary Absolute Shakespeare -- free online text of his plays, sonnets, poems, plus quotes, histories and biographies Grimms Fairy Tales -- maybe not the best bedtime stories... Classic Short Stories - free online texts International Children's Digital Library -- their goal is to create a free online collection of more than 10,000 books in at least 100 languages that is available to children throughout the world Also, visit the Learning Thru Literature pages for each subject in Homeschooling by Subject ! |