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Books of Character: Eighteen Books for Teaching About Character Across the Grades
Every year, across the country, people celebrate National Character Counts Week during the third week of October. Teachers have a great opportunity to initiate discussion and projects that examine the meaning of character. Today, Education World offers a selection of books that might be used -- in or out of the classroom -- to spark discussion about character. Included: Eighteen titles arranged by age level and a link to a list of more than 200 other titles for teaching about character!

Harry Potter Fever Reaches New Peak
Education World camped out last night with kids and their parents as they awaited this morning's 12:01 release of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. But Harry Potter fever extends beyond the books! Included: Learn about a special Harry Potter summer reading program created by one librarian and about some of the latest Harry Potter Web sites!

Look Out Harry Potter! -- Book Banning Heats Up
J.K. Rowling’s best-selling Harry Potter children’s book series topped the most frequently banned books last year. The sorcerer may head up the list again, for the second year in a row, if the shift in censorship cases continues to focus on books about fantasy. This week, National Library Week, Education World examines the issue of book banning. Included: Resources for establishing procedures in your school system to handle challenges to popular books.

Reading Aloud --- Is It Worth It?
Why do teachers read aloud to their students? Are the benefits of reading aloud worth the time? Many teachers believe reading aloud enhances classroom instruction and improves academic achievement --- and recent research supports their belief. Included: Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook, talks to Education World about the value of reading aloud!

Site Review Archives for Literature
Here you'll find our reviews of sites that contain online digital versions of literary works, plus guides to locating high quality literature in libraries or through your local book store.

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Scholastic.com
This great site features special sections for parents, teachers, and kids and offers advice on current (and very affordable) Scholstic Children's book, plus activities for the kids!

A Guide to Children's Lit and Disability
A bibliography intended to help parents and professionals identify books that are written about or include characters who have a disability.

Bedtime-Story™
This Online Story site has selected talented authors and paired them with gifted illustrators, each of whose works have been judged Whimsical, Magical, Adventurous, Humorous, or simply wonderfully Imaginative. The result is the stuff pleasant dreams are made of.

Award Winning Children's Books
We have created a FREE list of nearly 1,300 award winning children's books. Every year, many organizations select the finest books for children. We have combined all these prize winning books into one comprehensive list.

Kids @ Randomhouse
Resources to Randomhouse children's books and sites.

Circle Time e-zine
This online magazine features advice about the best books for kids practical info for parents.

Books Every Kid Should Read
This special HomeArts series is designed as a parents' guide to the best children's literature. A number of today's top writers and critics were asked to choose the books every kid should read.

Lil' Fingers Storybooks
This is a computer storybook site for toddlers. Parents and children are encouraged to click from page to page reading and looking at colorful drawings (some of them even move!).