GSDRA & SDCOE Authors' Fair Websites

GSDRA & SDCOE Authors' Fair Websites
An Internet Hotlist on Authors' Fair Sites

created by Vicky Reed
San Diego County Office of Education

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about authors and their books, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started.

The Internet Resources

Authors

Barbara Anne Skalak - Barbara Anne Skalak writes picture books and poems for kids. Her writing is often focused on nature which she finds inspiring and relaxing. http://barbaraskalak.com/
Beth Wagner Brust Website - San Diego Author - Full of information about the author, her books, her thoughts about writing and a great set of links about Hans Christen Andersen, paper cutting, other writers and more. http://www.bethbrust.com
Edith Hope Fine Website - San Diego Author - Information about the author, her books, activities for students, grammar quizzes, Greek/Latin teacher resources, plus information on the 34-week CryptoKids Decoder Program for schools. http://www.edithfine.com
Helen Foster James Website - San Diego Author - Author of E is for Enchantment: A New Mexico Alphabet & S is for S'mores: A Camping Alphabet this website has links to teacher's guides for each of her books, plus several articles and bibliographies she's written on children's books http://www.helenfosterjames.com/
Judith P. Josephson Website - San Diego Author - Information about the author, her books, plus - grammar quizzes http://www.grammarpatrol.com
Kathleen Krull Website - San Diego Author - Look for extensive links to on-line resources and activities about famous people in her award-winning “Lives of” series, trivia games,quizzes and fun stuff to play, plus a comprehensive list of ideas (approximately 38!) on using biographies in the classroom. http://www.kathleenkrull.com/
Larry Dane Brimner Website - Author - Information about the author, Frequently Asked Questions, activities, links to other websites and more. http://www.brimner.com
Lori Mitchell Website - San Diego Author - Ideas to use with Lori's book. Links to 5 day lesson plan, free stuff to download including games to play coloring sheets, and a bookmark and more http://www.differentjustlikeme.com
Pam Muñoz Ryan Website - San Diego Author - You'll find the stories behind the books, links, book reviews, fun information for students, and curriculum for educators. http://www.pammunozryan.com
Patty Hall Website - San Diego Author - Information about the author, her Raggedy and Andy books, and her music.
Paul Brewer Website - San Diego Illustrator - Paul Brewer's books, artwork & jokes. Click on the books for more information. http://www.paulbrewer.com

Book Related Activities

Authors & Illustrators from American Library Association - ALA's Authors & Illustrators Web Sites http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section equals greatwebsites&template equals /cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec equals 16
Favorite Children's Stories - ALA's list of Book related sites. http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section equals greatwebsites&template equals /cfapps/gws/displaysection.cfm&sec equals 19
Henry Hikes to Fitchburg Activities - Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D. B. Johnson is a book for ages 4 to 104. It is based on Walden written by Henry David Thoreau, a writer, naturalist, and surveyor in the mid 1800s. In the book, Henry and his friend travel from Concord to Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Henry hikes the 30 miles while his friend works odd jobs for the train fare. Fun Activities related to this book. http://www.cyberbee.com/henryhikes/henry.html
Jonathan Emmett Website - Scribble Street is the web site of UK children's author Jonathan Emmett. This site contains articles, excerpts and games from all of Jonathan's books. http://www.scribblestreet.co.uk/
PBS KIDS GO! - Design your own comic strip or see if you’d like to be president for a day. Or maybe you’d like to get your Web License by learning to surf safely or visit the media literacy lab called Get Media Smart http://www.pbskids.org
RIF Reading Planet - Write and illustrate your own stories, play reading games, express yourself through poetry – this site is a wonderful resource for younger children to explore reading and writing.http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/
Welcome to the World of Peter Rabbit and his Friends - A delightful site for information on Beatrix Potter, her books and characters. Graphically gorgeous with tiny animations, games and puzzles. http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk

Stories to Read on the Web

Kid's Space - This international site lets kids post their own creative writing, essays, artwork, and musical compositions. 'Hop Pop Town' features an assortment of musical games. http://www.kids-space.org/
Myths and fables from around the world - These simple full text illustrated stories are perfect for reading on the web and serve as a model for students interested in creating their own retellings via paper and crayons or PowerPoint. http://www.afro.com/children/myths/myths.html
Storyline Online - Streaming video program featuring famous actors reading children's books aloud. Fabulous titles including Polar Express, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, Thank You Mr. Falker and many more.. Each book includes accompanying activities and lesson ideas. http://www.storylineonline.net/

K-3 grade CyberGuides

Bread and Jam for Frances - Five Internet activities with resources for students to focus on eating healthy food and learning about physical activities, What are badgers? Why is bread and jam not a complete meal choice? What choices can the student make to eat healthily? How are bread and jam made? http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/bread/breadtg.html
I Like Books - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/books/bookstg.html

4-6 grade CyberGuides

African Folktales Unit - Students will learn the characteristics of various types of folklore including proverbs, fables, and folktales. They will specifically learn about these types of folklore through the reading African examples of these genres.
Ben and Me - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/ben/bentg.html
Dragonwings - Use the Internet to investigate and write a descriptive paragraph of San Francisco's Chinatown in 1903, read a first hand account of the 1906 . Also, research and prepare an earthquake safety checklist for their own homes, investigate how a plane flies at the National Air and Space Museum, and prepare a class demonstration of one of the principals of flight. http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/drag/dragtg.html
Island of the Blue Dolphins - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/blue/bluetg.html

Content by Vicky Reed, vreed@sdcoe.net
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Last revised Tue Mar 24 21:24:24 US/Pacific 2009