Children and Young Adult Literature
Award-Winning
Children's Literature: A tailored reading list of quality children's literature.
http://www.dawcl.com
Caldecott
Medal Home Page: Gives information about the award and a list of current and
former winners. http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott.html
Children's
Book Awards: A comprehensive guide to English-language children's book awards
on the Internet. http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/awards.html
Guys
Read: A literary initiative for Boys-a literary program to help boys connect
with books. http://www.guysread.com/
Imaginary
Lands: Advocating...Implementing...Promoting Children's Literature-A website
about Picture Books and a Children's Literature Navigator (a compilation of
Internet resources). http://www.imaginarylands.org/
International
Board on Books for Young People: a non-profit organization which represents
an international network of people from all over the world who are committed
to bringing books and children together. http://www.ibby.org/
Mem
Fox's Reading Magic (important site regarding reading to children and teaching
reading): http://www.memfox.net
Newbery
Medal Home Page: Gives information about the award and a list of current and
former winners. http://www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html
Homeschooling
About
Homeschooling: All the sources you need to learn about homeschooling.
http://homeschooling.about.com
Homeschool
Christian: Informational website about curriculum, costs, FAQs,
legalities, and links. http://www.homeschoolchristian.com
Miscellaneous Resources
Brown
Foundation for Educational Equity, Excellence and Research: www.brownvboard.org
Community
Justice Exchange site focuses on community courts and restorative justice
concepts: http://www.communityjustice.org/exchange.asp
Educators
for Social Responsibility helps teachers address national and global issues:
http://www.esrnational.org/sp/we/world.htm
Gang
Resistance Education and Training Program (G.R.E.A.T.): Gang prevention strategy
for middle-school students. http://www.atf.treas.gov/great/index.htm
Harper
Childrens.com for Parents and Teachers: A resource center for Parents, Teachers,
and Librarians. http://harperchildrens.com/hch/parents/
Information
about the Iditarod, an annual dog-sled race in Alaska. http://www.iditarod.com
International
Reading Association: http://www.reading.org
International
Youth Library: The White Ravens-a list of international children's books to
be translated into English. (Look for the White Ravens) http://www.ijb.de/
Kids
to Kids International: A voice global voice for children everywhere http://www.KidstoKidsIntl.org
The
Looking Glass: New Perspectives on Children's Books-an electronic journal
about children's literature. http://www.the-looking-glass.net/
Marquette
County Health Dept.: http://www.mqthealth.org
Michigan
Council of Teachers of Mathematics: http://www.mictm.org
Mothers
Against Gang Wars (MAGW): Works with schools, government and nonprofit agencies
to provide children from kindergarten to high school with alternatives to
violence. http://home.inreach.com/gangbang/magw.htm
National
Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org
National
Science Foundation: http://www.nsf.gov
Reclaiming
Futures-Building Community Solutions to Substance Abuse and Delinquency http://reclaimingfutures.org
Ruby
Bridges Foundation: the girl who integrated New Orleans' schools: www.rubybridges.org
Superiorland
Preview Center: provides parents, educators, and librarians with book
reviews on recent literature for children and young adults. http://www.uproc.lib.mi.us/spc
U.P.
200 Dog Sled Races: past and future information on these Marquette-Alger
County races. http://www.up200.org
White
Oak Society provides "living history" interpretations about the fur trade
era within the Great Lakes region: www.whiteoak.org
A
World of Prevention: A worldwide directory of programs, research, references
and resources dedicated to the prevention of youth problems and the promotion
of nurturing children. http://www.tyc.state.tx.us/prevention/40001ref.html