Children's+Literature+Resource

[|Database of Award Winning Children's Literature] - huge database to search for books depending on your need (age, setting, genre, format, etc.) [|Literature Elements] - explains what is reader age, format, setting, genre, historical periods, points of view, and more [|Ideas for Children's Literature]- huge website that gives many different ideas about how to incorportate children's literature into your instruction
 * Children's Literature**

[|Wordless Picture Books] - defines wordless picture books and gives a list of 50 titles [|Picture Books] - a list of 100 picture books everyone should know [|More Picture Books] - a list from Scholastic Canada that gives a brief review and some come with a picture of the actual text [|Adventure Books] - list of adventure books from Scholastic Canada [|Fantasy Books] - list of fantasy books from Scholastic Canada [|Fiction Books] - list of fiction books from Scholastic Canada and some link to the author's page [|Mystery Books] - a list of mystery and suspense books from Scholastic Canada [|Historical Books] - list of historical books from Scholastic Canada [|Books in a Series] - tons of books that are part of a series [|Non-Fiction and Reference Books] - non-fiction books, reference books, teaching ideas, and reading strategies like phonics
 * __Types of Books:__**

[|Books to Grow On] - books titles for infants to three years [|Preschool Books] - List from Scholastic Canada [|I Can Read It] - books for children 4-8 years old [|100 Best books] - books for all ages with links for additional titles for different ages [|Reading Lists] - by grade levels and by ages
 * __Book Lists by age or grade:__**

[|Picture Book Illustrators]__** - huge index of illustrators with contact information and homepages [|MIKIDS.com] - website that has an index of authors
 * __Authors & Illustrators:

[|Visual Literacy and Picture Books]__** - website that has links and resources on developing strong visual literacy in chidlren
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Powerpoint presentation with several defintions for CRF [|Contemporary Realistic Fiction powerpoint.ppt]
 * __Contemporary Realistic Fiction:__**