Kidzone - Literature LagoonHomeKidzone Literature Lagoon Web Sites 78 found
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Illustrated Encyclopedia of Greek Mythology http://www.cultures.com/greek_resources/greek_encyclopedia/greek_encyclopedia_home.html
Listings and pictures for many of the well-known characters, objects, and places in Greek mythology.
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Fable Vision http://www.fablevision.com/
These online stories include animated tales, audio versions, and downloadable desktop stories. Check out the fun and games too.
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Storybook Park http://www.planetzoom.com/storybookpark.html
Publish your own stories or poetry online.
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Stories From the Web http://hosted.ukoln.ac.uk/stories/
If you like books and stories then come on in. You can read stories, learn about authors, write reviews, and even write your own stories.
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Story Hour http://www.ipl.org/youth/StoryHour/
Read an original story or listen to one narrated to you. Some stories are even written by kids.
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Story Place http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~ronhart/
Stories to read, Book Week information, and links.
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Webtime Stories http://www.webtimestories.com/
Stories for children ages 2 to 12. You can even submit your own artwork.
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Giraffics Multimedia Books http://www.megabrands.com/alice/indexx.html
Read their original and classic books online, with illustrations, including Alice in Wonderland, Little Bo Peep, Ikintar the Giraffe, and others.
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Archaeology's Dig http://dig.archaeology.org/
A children's magazine on archaeology from the publishers of Archaeology Magazine.
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Z39.50 Gateway to Library Catalogs http://lcweb.loc.gov/z3950/gateway.html
The Library of Congress lets you search the catalogs of libraries all over the country.
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Do We Really Know Dewey? http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5002/
This ThinkQuest Junior website explains the Dewey Decimal System, a library classification tool. Read about Melvil Dewey, or about Dewey and the alien.
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Beatrix Potter: Kids' Corner http://www.tcom.ohiou.edu/books/kids.htm
Read her classic tales and nursery rhymes, including Peter Rabbit, Squirrel Nutkin, and others. You can also listen to some using RealAudio.
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The Adventures of Peter Pan http://www.ulib.org/webRoot/Books/CMU_Classics/Browse_By_Title/A/The_Adventures_of_Peter_Pan/
Read an online version of this novel from the Universal Library.
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The Adventures of the Sneeky Sneekers http://www.sneekysneekers.com/
Read or just find out about these cool stories by Mike Jaroch about kids with magical sneakers.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/sawyr-table.html
Read an online edition of the book from Internet Wiretap.
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Alice's Adventure in Wonderland http://www.ulib.org/webRoot/Books/CMU_Classics/Browse_By_Title/A/Alice's_Adventures_in_Wonderland/
Read an online version of the classic book by Lewis Carroll.
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Anne of Green Gables http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/anne-table.html
Online version of the book by L.H. Montgomery.
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Anne of Avonlea http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/avon-table.html
Read the second book in the Anne of Green Gables series.
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Anne of the Island http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/ann-table.html
The third book in the Anne of Green Gables series.
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Anne's House of Dreams http://www.cs.cmu.edu/People/rgs/annhd-table.html
The fourth book in the Anne of Green Gables series.
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Arthur http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/arthur/
Groove to Arthur's music box of songs and animated puzzles, play cool games, color your favorite characters, read new stories, and more on this official site for the PBS show based on Marc Brown's pop...
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Babysitters Club Books http://www.scholastic.com/annmartin/bsc/index.htm
Meet some of the best friends you'll ever have, share their adventures, have some fun, and join the BSC Fan Club.
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Bibliomania http://www.bibliomania.com/
An online library of classics, reference books, non-fiction, and poetry.
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Black Hole Gang http://www.blackholegang.com/
Meet the Black Hole Gang which consists of four kids (and a dog named Newton) who are crazy about science.
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Book Look http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/5117/
Find a variety of kids' books by searching this ThinkQuest entry's database.
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A Christmas Carol http://www.mtroyal.ab.ca/gaslight/carolmen.htm
Read an online version of this classic novel by Charles Dickens.
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Clifford the Big Red Dog http://www.scholastic.com/clifford/index.htm
Read about this series of books centered around a huge red dog. Try out some games and puzzles or meet the author, Norman Bridwell. From Scholastic.com.
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First Lines http://www.people.cornell.edu/pages/jad22/
Your challenge is to name the book given only the first line. See how many you recognize.
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Random House http://www.randomhouse.com/
A place to search for books, and read descriptions about them.
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Great Expectations http://www.bibliomania.com/Fiction/dickens/greatexp/
Read an online version of this story by Charles Dickens.
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Harry Potter http://www.scholastic.com/harrypotter/home.asp
This Scholastic.com site has reviews and sample chapters of the books as well as information about the author, fun games to play, a discussion chamber, and lots more.
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The Hound of the Baskervilles http://www.bibliomania.com/Fiction/Doyle/Hound/
Enjoy reading this eerie mystery by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle online.
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Little House on the Prairie Books http://www.littlehousebooks.com/
Meet five generations of pioneer girls from Laura Ingalls' extended family. Find a complete list of books in this series along with bios for their authors and activities for fun.
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Little Women http://www.bibliomania.com/Fiction/alcott/littlew/
Read an online version of the story by Louisa May Alcott.
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Moby Dick http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/as/Literature/Moby-Dick/amlit.Moby-Dick.chapts.html
Read an online version of this classic by Herman Melville.
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NancyDrew.com http://www.nancydrew.com/kids/
The official site for everyone's favorite mystery heroine. Join the Nancy Drew Online Club, play Shockwave games, and solve mysteries at this site.
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Nancy Drew Games http://www.herinteractive.com/interface/index.html
From HerInteractive.com. Preview these cool interactive games for girls who "aren't afraid of a mouse".
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Paddington Bear http://www.paddingtonbear.co.uk/
The official website for everyone's favorite marmalade-loving bear. Read about the books and the author, Michael Bond, play some fun games, or download a Paddington screensaver.
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Pippi Longstocking (Excerpt) http://www.interlog.com/~wings/jane/a_lindgren/pippi.html
An excerpt from this spunky book.
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Robinson Crusoe http://www.bibliomania.com/Fiction/defoe/robin/
Read an online version of this book by Daniel Defoe.
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The Seventh Tower http://www.theseventhtower.com/
Check out this series of fantasy books for younger readers. See a sneak preview of the latest book, explore a world with character cards, or read a bit about the series and its author.
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E.B. White Home Page http://www.winsor.edu/library2/ebwhite.htm
Read a biography, book summaries (Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, etc.), quotes, and more.
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Peter Rabbit Web Site http://www.peterrabbit.co.uk/templates/indexstart.cfm
Read all about the author of Peter Rabbit and many other stories, learn about her beloved characters, and play a few games at this great site.
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Read In http://www.readin.org/
An interactive reader's forum for the language arts. Includes a contest, authors, activities, and more.
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Between the Lions http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/lions/
This cool PBS site offers stories to read, games to play, and adventures to follow that will help you with Language Arts. Check out the word helper and recommended books while you're here.
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Judy Blume http://www.judyblume.com/
Official site includes a biography, photos, writing tips, and more.
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Book Hive http://www.bookhive.org/
Offers reading recommendations at a variety of skill levels.
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Reading Corner http://ccpl.carr.lib.md.us/read/
A place for students in third to eighth grades to find good books to read. Includes list of past Caldecott and Newbery award winners.
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Reading Dimension http://www.eduplace.com/kids/book/
Check out the archive of books this online book group of kids in grades 3-8 has read, or see the latest picks. Look for author info and related activities with each book too.
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Reading Is Fundamental http://www.rif.org/fun/booklists.html
A list of great books to read over the summer or anytime.
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Kino's Storytime http://www.pbs.org/kcet/storytime/
Check out all the books that Kino has read on this show, see video clips, and have fun with games and coloring sheets.
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Scholastic Kids http://www.scholastic.com/kids/index.htm
News, software, books, contests, games, and more.
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StoryPlace http://www.storyplace.org/
Cool animated stories, book lists, online and take home activities for younger children. In English and Spanish.
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The Return of Tarzan http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/rgs/mosaic/tar2-table.html
One of the original Tarzan tales, available here in full.
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Treasure Island http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/services/treasure/
An exciting tale of pirates, buried treasure, and danger.
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The Wind in the Willows http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/cgibin/toccer?id=GraWind&tag=public&images=images/modeng&data=/lv1/Arc
Read the entire text online of this classic story by Kenneth Grahame.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz http://www.ulib.org/webRoot/Books/CMU_Classics/Browse_By_Title/W/The_Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz/
Online version of the entire book organized by chapter from the Universal Library.
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Shakespeare & the Globe http://www.rdg.ac.uk./globe/
Learn about the original theater Shakespeare's works were performed in. You'll find pictures and models of the theater as well as a timeline and performance information.
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Romeo & Juliet http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare/Tragedy/romeoandjuliet/romeoandjuliet.html
Read the text of the play online. Divided into Acts and Scenes.
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The Diary of Anne Frank http://www.annefrankonbroadway.com/
Official online source for the Broadway production. It includes a detailed study guide on Anne Frank.
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The Little Mermaid http://hca.gilead.org.il/li_merma.html
Read this story by Hans Christian Andersen.
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Children Story.com http://www.childrenstory.com/
Real story tellers read aloud fairy tales using Real Audio. Follow the words or simply listen.
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Thumbelina http://www.hiyah.com/library/thumbelina.html
Read along or just listen to the narrator in this illustrated version of Hans Christian Andersen's famous story.
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Hiyah.com http://www.hiyah.com/
Read along with these stories & fairy tales, or just listen along.
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Stories of the Dreaming http://www.dreamtime.net.au/
This great site is dedicated to stories of Australia's indigenous cultures. Read, listen to, or watch storytellers telling their tales, check out the glossary, and more.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow http://www.jstudios.com/ravenscroft/sleepyhollow/legend.htm
Read the online version of this Washington Irving story about Ichabod Crane and the headless horseman.
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Korean Folk Tales http://www.lg.co.kr/kids/e_ani/n_guestroom.htm
Interactive Korean folk tales with adorable animations and narration. Download stories and play with games and coloring books.
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Grimm's Fairy Tales http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~spok/grimmtmp/
Read the online versions of 209 of these classic stories, such as Hansel and Gretel and Cinderella, collected by the brothers Grimm.
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Encyclopedia Mythica http://www.pantheon.org/mythica/
An on-line encyclopedia on mythology, folklore, and legend. It contains hundreds of definitions of gods and goddesses from all over the world. Also includes stories, and more.
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Afro http://www.afroam.org/children/children.html
America: Kids Zone - Discover Africa, myths and fables, and more. Read new stories every month.
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Pegasus' Paradise http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/4553/
ThinkQuest Junior Site about Greek mythological gods, heroes and heroines, villains, and animals. Site includes audio clips to help you to say the names correctly.
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Cambridge Public Library Kids Page http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/~CPL/kids/
Visit the kids' pages for this library located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Includes favorite books, and more.
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Wacky Web Tales http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
Fill in words to make up silly stories on the web. Get writing tips, and more.
