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Aesop's Fables - Online Collection - All the fables you're looking for are here, and some are in Real Audio files, so you can listen to them as well as read them. There are also Grimm and Andersen fairy tales, as well as a very cool scrolling time line from 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1000, showing contemporary thinkers, religious leaders, and scientists.
Baby-Sitters Club - The Baby-Sitters Club books are very popular. Who is your favorite character? Read profiles of all of them at this site. You can also enjoy learning some information about the author, Ann M. Martin, as well as find a complete checklist of all the books, their characters, and their plots. Did you miss any?
Bibliomania - Free education library that contains hundreds of works of classic fiction, short stories, drama and poetry and dictionaries, research and religious texts. Includes the works of Shakespeare and James Joyce.
Classics for Young People - Many books your parents read as kids are collected at this site; some of the ones they may remember include the Wizard of Oz books, 'The Wind in the Willows', and ' Treasure Island'. You'll also find the Anne of Green Gables stories and 'Alice in Wonderland'. Maybe you can read these books to your parents just before you tuck them in for their naps!
Disney Books - Read a Story - Everyone knows Disney makes terrific movies. Did you know they also publish books? Some of them are online here. Currently, some of the titles you can read are Aladdin, Toy Story, A Bug's Life, The Lion King, 101 Dalmatians, Mulan, Pocahontas, and more.
Goosebumps - Are you a fan of R.L. Stine? His Goosebumps series is the subject of this home page. Follow creepy links that lead you to Stine's biography, his photo, and the transcript of an online Halloween chat with Stine. Also read a ghoulish chapter from recent books in his series. Did you know you can get Goosebumps from TV? A link includes synopses of the TV episodes, identifying the featured book. Did you hear a noise? We're sure we heard something...did it come from the Field of Screams?
H.C. Andersen - Hans Christian Andersen ) was a "Great Dane." No, he wasn't a dog! He often didn't attend school, and he left home at the young age of 14. He tried a lot of careers, but nothing clicked for him until he recognized that his imagination was his best quality. Later, he wrote some of the most delightful children's stories of all time (and you thought that Disney wrote The Little Mermaid ). Check out this page; how many of his more than 160 fairy tales do you know?
Irish Literature, Mythology, Folklore, and Drama - With the current interest in Celtic music and dance, it should be clear that there's more to Irish mythology than leprechauns. This site collects stories about Irish saints, fairy and folk tales, and classic works of lore and legend. There are even Irish blessings, recipes, and language lessons.
Lit Cafe - Need a quick guide to biographies of leading thinkers throughout the ages? Want some spelling hints or a grammar refresher? Maybe you'd like an overview of William Shakespeare and his works. Try the "adventure" game that allows you to try and publish your own book. This site was created by students for the ThinkQuest competition.
Nancy Drew - Nancy Drew always seems to be able to figure out even the most puzzling mysteries. At her official site, you can help her solve some interactive cases, play an online adventure game, and find out about her latest books. There are also lesson plans for teachers and a look at Nancy through the decades. She's only aged two years--from 16 to 18--since 1930, and over that time she has solved 350 mysteries!
Neverending Tale - Help kids and "young at heart" adults add to the stories here. Maybe you'd like to choose your own path through the 6,000 pages of The Haunted Castle. Or maybe the Space Station Delta story (1,000 pages) is more to your liking. Just start reading a story, and when you get to the bottom of the page you'll find a number of choices about what to do next. You can follow a path someone else has written, or you can easily add your own series of choices. The site is monitored for appropriate family content. One thing is for sure--there are two words you'll never find in any of these stories: The End.
Oz Encyclopedia - Jump on this page and prepare to be swept away by a Kansas twister and totally immersed in Oziana. Piglet Press has gone way beyond the call of duty in promoting their small collection of Oz audiotapes by putting together a most thorough collection of pictures, descriptions, and notes to L. Frank Baum's beloved series of books. There are pages devoted to each and every Baum book as well as material on those done by Ruth Plumly Thompson and other successors. Look up specific characters, places, and things from the first 14 books via the 878-page Encyclopedia Oziana, reference the movies (several have been made), get details about Baum himself, and find out about two different international Oz Clubs. There are also sample sound files from the Piglet tapes, sections on Baum's songs and short stories, and a bibliography. To exit from the page, just click your heels together and say, "There's no place like home..."
Poets' Corner - A diverse collection containing thousands of online works from several hundred poets. Works range from medeival times to the early 20th century. Indexed for ease of use. Updated frequently.
Raccoons from Mars - They're atomic-powered robotic raccoons from Mars, and they're aiming for Earth! This wacky science fiction tale comes from the Mount Arlington Public Library. They say, "The following files were found on three sets of stone disks in the supply room of the Mount Arlington Library at the bottom of a box that held issues of National Geographic from the year 1939. The symbols chiseled into their surfaces suggest that they date from the year 4500 B.C. A local artisan managed to manufacture a stone SCSI cable and a rather lovely disk drive made of silver filigree. We were able to read the disks' contents. We remain baffled. Dare we say, at sea." Remember: "If you can read this, you're too close!"
Reed Interactive's Online Projects - On this page, you'll find creation stories and traditional wisdom as told by schoolchildren from around the world. Included are animal legends, creation stories, tales about the environment, and other stories. Stories have been submitted by children from Australia, Iceland, Canada, Alaska, and Israel.
Scholastic Inc. - The Magic School Bus series, the Harry Potter series, Goosebumps, even 'Clifford the Big Red Dog' -- all of these books are published by Scholastic. At this site you can play games inspired by these books and find out which series will be releasing new titles soon. Teachers will like the lesson plan and activity ideas, and families will enjoy the feature articles.
Series Books - Here's information about a ton of series books and children's mysteries. Featured series for girls include American Girls, Babysitter's Club, Nancy Drew, Trixie Belden, Judy Bolton, and the Dana Girls. Take the link to the Boys' Series page for the Hardy Boys, Encyclopedia Brown, and The Boxcar Children.
The Definitive Laura Ingalls Wilder Pages - Whether you're a fan of the book or the television series, you need to visit this little house on the cyberprairie to find out everything about Laura Ingalls Wilder and her life. You'll be able to track her travels from the big woods to the prairie, chronicled in her book series about Ma, Pa, Mary, and, of course, herself. You can visit the Heritage Sites, which are now located in the places Wilder describes in her novels.
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