Here are websites where you will find complete lists of:
The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award titles
The Kate Greenaway Award titles
The Carnegie Award Winning Titles
The Book Sense Best Children's Book Award titles
The Scott O’Dell Award For Historical Fiction
Colleen Moore's Fairy CastleExperience the enchantment of a fairy’s dream home in Colleen Moore’s Fairy Castle.
This elaborate miniature house was created by silent film star Colleen Moore in the 1930s, and was donated to the Museum of Science and Industry in 1949.
It will delight you with its tiny treasures—including murals and paintings painted by Walt Disney himself; chandeliers adorned with real diamonds, emeralds and pearls; the tiniest Bible ever to be written, dating back to 1840; and ancient statues more than 2,000 years old.
By 1935 more than 700 individuals had lent their expertise—including surgical instrument lighting specialists, Beverly Hills jewelers and Chinese jade craftsmen. The price tag for this 8'7" x 8'2" x 7'7" foot palace, containing more than 2,000 miniatures, was nearly $500,000.
 Buy this book online | Day of the Dragon King Mary Pope Osborne Illustrated by Sal Murdocca Jack and Anna are on their fourteenth adventure through the door of the magic tree house. Now, Master Librarians, they have been given the assignment of saving another story. They are sent to Ancient China in the time of the first emperor. Can they find the story before the Dragon King destroys all the books? This is an exciting series for beginner readers. |
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 Buy this book online | Dragon's Fat Cat: Dragon's Fourth Tale Written & Illustrated by Dav Pilkey When Dragon rescues a fat cat out of the snow he isn't sure how to take care of her. She doesn't seem to like ketchup on ice cream for meals nor the box full of dirty rags and trash Dragon has made up for her as a litter box. And what exactly are those smelly yellow puddles? Just when Dragon thinks he knows what to do Cat has another "surprise" for him. Through bright watercolor illustrations Pilkey creates a hilarious story that any pet owner will love. |
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 Buy this book online | Eyes of the Dragon Margaret Leaf Illustrated by Ed Young When a huge wall is built around a village for protection, it looks rather plain. So the magistrate of the village decides that a famous dragon painter should decorate the wall. The painter's conditions for the work are that he can paint in his own manner and the village accepts it. The magistrate agrees. However, when the painter finally finishes the magistrate refuses to honor the conditions, because the dragon has no eyes. Despite a warning of what can happen, the magistrate persuades the painter to add the dragon's eyes. After doing so the painter quickly leaves. What happens next is surprising and terrifying; an example of what can happen when one does not honor one's word. |
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 Buy this book online | Saint George and the Dragon Retold by Margaret Hodges Illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman In this retelling from Edmund Spenser's Faerie Queene, the Red Cross Knight is sent by the Queen of the Fairies to save a knigdom from a fierce dragon. A three-day battle takes place ending with the dragon's death. The Red Cross Knight's bravery wins him the kingdom, a wife, and his title, Saint George of Merry England. Hodge's dramatic retelling of this legend is accompanied by beautifully detailed illustrations that won Hyman a Caldecott Medal. |
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 Buy this book online | The Paper Bag Princess Robert N. Munsch Illustrated by Michael Martchenko Princess Elizabeth lives in a magnificent castle, wears beautiful expensive clothes and is going to marry her Prince Charming. Unfortuntely though, her plans are destroyed when a fierce dragon demolishes her castle, burns all her clothes and kidnaps her beloved Ronald. With nothing else to wear but a paper bag the Princess follows the dragon's charred path determined to save her Prince Charming. Soon she has devised a clever way to outwit the dragon and rescue her Prince, but what will Ronald's reaction be when he is finally saved? The answer is surprising. Witty illustrations and a flowing storyline create a funny tale with a great message. |
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 Buy this book online | The Paper Dragon Marguerite W. Davol Illustrated by Robert Sabuda Mi Fei, a humble painter, likes his simple quiet life. But all this changes when he is chosen to combat the mighty dragon Sui Jen, who is destroying villages everywhere. Through fold-out pages filled with bright, expressive illustrations, we watch as Mi Fei trys to outwit the fearless dragon. The illustrations, made from cut and painted tissue paper, vibrantly tell this Chinese tale. An exciting and visually appealing story that should not be missed. |
Provide Food for Wildlife | |
Supply Water for Wildlife | |
Create Cover for Wildlife | |
Give Wildlife a Place to Raise Their Young | |
Let Your Garden Go Green | |
Ready...Set...Certify! |
• It’s fun to grow your own food whether it’s just one pot of herbs or a multi-rowed mini-farm.
• Homegrown crops taste great!
• Kids are more likely to eat previously rejected goodies they grow themselves.
• Fresh picked fruits and veggies have more nutrients than produce that’s been sitting around.
• A much greater variety of cultivars can be grown that won’t be found in grocery stores.
• Chemicals can be minimized or avoided.
• Gardening saves money. A few dollars worth of seeds can yield a harvest worth much more.
• Gardens save energy. Many food products must be shipped hundreds or thousands of miles to the grocery store.
• Growing your own food is empowering, teaches valuable skills, and encourages self-sufficiency.
• It’s Spring!
The Kindersite has 1,000s of links to the best games, songs and stories for young children.
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which provides free, downloadable audiobooks from the public domain: Users download the audiobooks in MP3 format and listen to them on their computer or copy them onto an MP3 player. According to the site, "LibriVox volunteers record chapters of books in the public domain and release the audio files back onto the Internet. Our goal is to make all public domain books available as free audiobooks." Users can take advantage of the full catalog of audiobooks -- about a thousand at the time of this writing.
Because the books are in the public domain, users may listen to them as many times as they want and share them with others. If your students have access to MP3 players, providing them with audiobooks is a great way to encourage their appreciation for some fantastic literature. In addition, you can sign up to be a volunteer reader: Find a book of your choosing in the public domain, and record yourself reading it. The site, started in 2005 for the sole purpose of sharing the love of reading, works on a volunteer basis.
LibriVox is a teacher's dream -- a fun tool to encourage the reluctant reader or inspire your already-addicted ones to explore even more great literature. You'll find Aesop's Fables and the works of Shakespeare, James Joyce, and Rudyard Kipling -- the list goes on and on. How about some Edgar Allan Poe to listen to on the way home from school each evening?
Go have a listen, and let us know what you think.
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International Reading Association Teacher’s Choice. Grades K-3.
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1950 Caldecott Honor Medal Winner. Grades PreK-3.
1978 Newbery Medal Winner. Grades 4-7.
2006 Caldecott Medal Winner. Grades PreK-2.
2006 Newbery Honor Medal Winner. Grades 3-6.
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