Summer Reading

One Hundred Favorite Children's Books

http://kids.nypl.org/reading/recommended2.cfm?ListID=60

Check out the New York Public Library's list of children's 100 favorite books.



Texas Bluebonnet Award

http://www.txla.org/groups/tba/

"The Texas Bluebonnet Award (TBA) reading program was established in 1979 to encourage Texas children to read more books, explore a variety of current books, develop powers of discrimination, and identify their favorite books."



KidsReads.com

http://www.kidsreads.com/

KidsReads describes kids favorite books, series, and authors.



Reading Zone

http://www.ipl.org/div/kidspace/browse/rzn0000/

Link to stories and learn more about the authors of favorite books.



Association for Library Service to Children 2004 Award Winners

http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/2004mediaaward.htm

The ALSC provides a list of literary winners as well as links to Children's Notable Lists from past years.



Kids@Random

http://www.randomhouse.com/kids/

Click Books for a drop-down list of New, Favorite, and Series books. Meet the Authors has links to biographies and interviews.

Fair Use and Citing Sources

Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers

http://i.cmpnet.com/techlearning/pdf/db_area/archives/TL/2002/10/copyright_chart.pdf This handy chart is a concise reference tool that summarizes the fine print.



Copyright Law and Fair Use

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/cpyright.html

Stanford University Libraries provides a general description of copyright law and the fair-use exemptions to the law. This site also describes guidelines applicable to classroom copying.



Citation Styles

http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/online/citex.html

Study the MLA, APA, Chicago, and CBE styles of citing Web sites, Email messages, Web discussion forum posting, Listserv message, Newsgroup message, and Real-time communication.



Copyright Kids

http://www.copyrightkids.org

Learn copyright basics and register your own copyright. Click Sample Permission Letters and learn how to contact Music Publishers and Record Companies. Obtain Film and Television Clip clearances as well as and Books, Articles, Photos, and Illustrations clearances.



Citation Machine

http://landmark-project.com/citation_machine/cm.php

Simply type in the information on the article or book you are citing and the correct MLA and APA format appears!