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Alex-Catalogue of Electronic Texts - The Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts is collection of digital documents. The scope of documents in the collection include items from American literature, English literature, and Western philosophy.
Amazon.com - Originally an online bookstore--you'll now find books, music, videos, toys, electronics, gifts and eGreeting cards!
Barnes and Noble Online - Since launching its online business in March 1997, Barnes & Noble.com has become one of the world's largest web sites and the fourth largest e-commerce retailer, according to Media Metrix. Focused largely on the sale of books, music, software, magazines, prints, posters, and related products, the company has capitalized on the recognized brand value of the Barnes & Noble name to become the second largest, and one of the fastest growing, online distributors of books.
Bartlett, John - Familiar Quotations - Project Bartleby, from Columbia University in New York, is an easy way to look for "phrases, proverbs, and passages" from works of literature. Keep in mind that you won't find anything contemporary here, just things prior to 1901. You can search for specific words or for entries from various authors. Want to know some famous Ben Franklin sayings? Just click on his name. Hmmm--"Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise." And you thought your dad made that up! According to the notes, Franklin didn't make it up, either, but he helped popularize it.
BookSense.com - BookSense.com is a family of independent-bookseller websites. When you visit a BookSense.com virtual bookstore, you will experience the knowledge and passion of independent booksellers who share their love of books with their customers and their communities. You'll have access to information and news about local authors, store events, and myriad staff recommendations -- and you will also be presented with content that reflects the collective wisdom of booksellers from all 50 states and Puerto Rico.
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site - Sometimes it's fun to learn about a topic by reading a story about it rather than slogging through a regular textbook. For example, there is something called "historical fiction." Here's how it works. Instead of reading about, for example, the Revolutionary War in a fact-after-fact, date-after-date history book, you can read a novel written about that time period. By following the story of the characters and how they interact with events and their environment, you can really learn a lot about the time period at hand. This Web site lists stories on historical periods, themes, topics, and lots more. An added bonus for teachers: activities and discussion questions are suggested for many titles.
Christianbook.com - Christian Book Distributors is a large distributor of Christian resources. For over 20 years they've offered Christian books, music, Bibles, videos, software, gifts and more at the lowest prices and with unbeatable service.
Dorling Kindersley-DK - Browse through DK Publishing's entire range of over 1,000 books, CD-ROMs and videos, and sample the contents of their products.
How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers - Think you know the difference between a bird and a flower? Can you spot a crow among the crocus? Can you tell a tern from a turnip? How about a clover from a plover? These clever pictures are taken from a book originally published in 1907, and although they may not fool you, they are fun to read!
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.
Long Walk to Freedom - Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's antiapartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. Long Walk to Freedom is his moving and exhilarating autobiography, a book destined to take its place among the finest memoirs of history's greatest figures. Here for the first time, Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela tells the extraordinary story of his life - an epic of struggle, setback, renewed hope, and ultimate triumph, which has, until now, been virtually unknown to most of the world.
Loose Leaf Book Company - The Loose Leaf Book Company is a weekly hour-long radio series for adults that celebrates children's literature. You can use this website to experience the world of LLBC, learn more about the books we cover or link to many interesting facets of children's books.
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!
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!"
Reader's Digest World - Catalog of Americana, children's, cooking, DIY, gardening, health, legal and travel titles. Order by phone, fax or using the secure server.
School Library Journal Online - School Library Journal Online is the web companion to the top print resource for librarians who work with children and young adults!
Treasure Island - Home - It's a tale of adventure, pirates, tropical islands, and murder! "If this don't fetch the kids, why, they have gone rotten since my day," said Robert Louis Stevenson, when he wrote this book in 1881. The book is available online at this site. Besides a biography of the author, you'll find links to sites about pirates, islands, and buried treasure. This finely designed site also has some rainy-day suggestions for things to do--besides reading, of course.
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