WHAT DO YOU WANT TO READ??

1. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO READ?? ¿QUÉ DESEA LEER?

2. What do you like?? Do you like… Fiction?? (go to slides 3 and 4!) Nonfiction?? (go to slide 5!) Poetry?? (go to slide 6!) Series of Books?? (go to slides 7 and 8!) Are you looking for… A particular author?? (go to slide 9!) Something fun to do?? (also slide 9!) ¿Los libros en Español?/Books in Spanish? (go to slide 10!)

3. Fiction Fairy Tales/Folklore http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/introduction/index.html http://pbskids.org/lions/stories/ read the stories behind the Disney movies-are they what you expected?? Realistic Fiction http://www.terabithia.com/index.html This is the website for Katherine Paterson, who wrote Bridge to Terabithia. Check out the Library link to see what other books she’s written. Do any of them sound like your kind of story?

4. More fiction… Mysteries/Spooky stories Neil Gaiman: The Graveyard Book (2008) http://www.mousecircus.com/ this is a very creepy-looking website that also has links to another story Mr. Gaiman has written: Coraline. Sound familiar? General Fiction (including Science and Historical Fiction) http://www.read.gov/books/index.html How awesome! You can read classic books online-for free!! Pick a book from the kids or teens categories and browse through it. http://www.proteacher.com/redirect.php?goto=859 A story map graphic organizer en Español for students learning English. http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended_favorites.cfm A list of books favored by the New York Public Library system, in case you want to read what big-city kids are reading.

5. The News-it’s not just for grown-ups, and it’s not all boring! http://indykids.net/main/ Using the archive tool, you can find out what was going on when you were born, what happened last Tuesday, or any other random day  Rebecca L. Johnson http://www.rebeccajohnsonbooks.com/Books.html How could we use Rebecca Johnson’s books in our classroom? Cheryl Bardoe http://www.cherylbardoe.com/cherylbardoe/Home.html On this webpage, navigate to the Books link. Once there, click on the Educator Guides for Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age and Gregor Mendel. Would you like to do any of these activities in class or at home? Nonfiction

6. Poetry Shel Silverstein: http://www.shelsilverstein.com/play.asp You might want to try some of the games under the Games & Puzzles link. (My favorite is Practice Being a Poet)  The Children’s Poetry Archive http://www.poetryarchive.org/childrensarchive/poetsHome.do There are oodles of poems here. Which is your favorite? What do you like about it? J. Patrick Lewis http://www.jpatricklewis.com/ Click on the link Poems/Riddles. Try the riddles out. When you’ve given them all a try, look at the answers. Did you get them right? Did they make sense after you read the answer? Try writing one or two of your own riddles. Also, check out the Links link. Visit one or two websites of other poets. What do you think about their websites?

7. Series Books by Author J.K. Rowling: The Harry Potter series www.jkrowling.com http://harrypotter.scholastic.com/ www.pottermore.com Have fun on all of these websites. Enjoy going “behind the scenes” of the Harry Potter novels. Read some of the new character material J.K. Rowling has posted under Extras at jkrowling.com. Turns out, Hermione’s birthday is the day after mine! R.L. Stine: Goosebumps series http://www.scholastic.com/goosebumps/index.htm R.L. Stine’s biography has excellent advice, if you want to be a writer when you grow up. If you’re a fan of the books, check out the link under Books/AudioGoosebumps graphix. Some of the games are spook-tacular, too!

8. More Series Books by Author… Dav Pilkey: Captain Underpants series http://www.pilkey.com/books.php The trailer for Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers made me giggle. You might want to sneak a peek. Check under “What’s up with the next book, bub?” on the left hand side of the screen. Mo Willems: The Pigeon series http://www.pigeonpresents.com/books.aspx Apparently, Pigeon has a lot of friends causing mischief and mayhem, too. Check them out in the Pals link (the pink button on the left of the screen) Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events http://www.lemonysnicket.com/games.html If you’re looking for a cheerful website where everyone lives happily ever after, then you’re in the wrong place! Try some of these games that test your knowledge about the Baudelaire siblings and their oodles of misfortune. My favorites are Baby Babble and Frantic Fill-in-the-blanks. 

9. By Author: Fiction Find an author or illustrator at this site: http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/authors/all.htm Other Stuff To Do http://www.read.gov/contests/ Pick one of the contests listed at this website (Letters about Literature, River of Words, or The “Exquisite Corpse” writing prompt) and write your response. If you finish by the deadline on the website, we’ll mail it in and see how you do! http://lettersaboutliterature.org/how_to_enter http://riverofwords.org/ It’s so interesting to think about how the written word can aid conservation efforts. I double-dog dare you to try to make a difference with your own writing 

10. Libros en Español http://www.cuatrogatos.org/archivo.html http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/ninos/bilingual.html These two websites have listed a plethora of books in Spanish, in case you’re having trouble choosing one. http://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/projects/ninos/songsrhymes.html Find here songs and rhymes in Spanish and English. Do you notice any similarities between the languages? http://home.coqui.net/sendero/drama.htm Short plays in Spanish  “Teatro”=“Theater” http://home.coqui.net/sendero/barquito.pdf Poems penned by students like you, who live in Puerto Rico.