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Edison's Reading & Writing Links

Note: Some of these links require a fast connection. If you don't have internet access at home, try the fast, free computers at the Eugene Public Library.

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Search Edison's Library, OSLIS or World Book on 4J's Library Page

*Starfall Reading - The best K-3 reading site. www.starfall.com

American Folklore - From all 50 States. www.americanfolklore.net

Bembo's Zoo - Animated ABC adventure. www.bemboszoo.com

Bibliomania - Over 2000 free electronic texts - literature, study guides and more. www.bibliomania.com

Childrens Books Online - Illustrated antique books. www.childrensbooksonline.org

Children's Literature Web Guide - www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/

Clifford Stories - Interactive stories and games. teacher.scholastic.com/clifford1/

Edison Student Publishers - Tips for students who want to write, illustrate or publish. edison-student-publishers.wikispaces.com

FableVision - Online stories & activities for readers & writers. www.fablevision.com

Giggle Poetry - Poetry fun from Bruce Lansky. www.gigglepoetry.com

Guys Read - Jon Scieszka's hip reading guide, especially for boys. www.guysread.com

International Childrens Digital Library - www.icdlbooks.org

Houghton Mifflin Anthology Podcasts, 2nd Grade

Kid Pub - Stories by kids, for kids. www.kidpub.com

Kids' Magnetic Poetry Page - www.magneticpoetry.com/kidspoetry/

Kids Reads - Find good books, meet an author, start a book club. www.kidsreads.com

Levelled Book Lists - home.comcast.net/~ngiansante/

Literactive - Stories, games and downloadable worksheets. www.literactive.com

Multicultural Children's Literature - www.multiculturalchildrenslit.com

Read-Write-Think - Interactive activities and more. www.readwritethink.org

Ralph Fletcher's Tips for Young Writers - www.ralphfletcher.com

Raz-Kids - Levelled readers to read and record. www.raz-kids.com

Reading Planet - Read along stories and activities. www.rif.org/readingplanet/

Rhyme Zone - Definitions, rhyming words, synonyms, etc. www.rhymezone.com

Stone Soup - Read what kids write or submit your own stories. www.stonesoup.com

Story Place - More online stories and activities to enjoy. www.storyplace.org

Storyline Online - Actors reading favorite picture books. www.storylineonline.net

Symbol World - Symbol-supported stories for emerging readers. www.symbolworld.org

TikaTok - Create your own books, to read online or to print! Or simply read books other kids have written and illustrated. (Creating books requires log-in). www.tikatok.com

Voice Thread - Group conversations around images, documents and video. ed.voicethread.com

Wacky Web Tales - Online 'mad libs' for grades 3 and up. www.eduplace.com/tales/

Writing Fun with Jenny Eather - Helping kids write using text organizers.

Young Writers Association - in Eugene. www.ywalane.org