Educational Websites
When used responsibly, the Internet is a source of endless information. There are many sites that list award winning literature selections. Although many of these are meant for teachers, some have links to other sources for parents and children. Take some time to browse these sites. You may find some valuable information for you and your child.
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This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.
http://www.dawcl.com/introduction.html
The purpose of this database is to create a tailored reading list of quality children's literature or to find out if a book has won one of the indexed awards. The user will probably be a librarian or a teacher intervening for a child-reader, however anyone may make use of it to find the best i children's literature including parents, book store personnel, and children and young adults themselves.
http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/index.html
The Children's Literature Web Guide is an attempt to gather together and categorize the growing number of Internet resources related to books for Children and Young Adults. Much of the information that you can find through these pages is provided by others; fans, schools, libraries, and commercial enterprises involved in the book world.
http://www.ala.org/gwstemplate.cfm?section=greatwebsites&template=/cfapps/gws/default.cfm
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is a network of over 3,700 children's and youth librarians, children's literature experts, and publishers committed to ensuring the future of the nation through exemplary library service to children, their families, and others who work with children. Check it out with your child. You're sure to find lots of interesting sites to explore.