Just for Kids!
Learn
about amazing space stuff! Click on the image below for
an exciting visit to
A
Learning Center for Young Astronomers
(grade school level)
Are
you fascinated by folk tales from many cultures? Are you excited by the
ancient but ongoing art of storytelling? Do you need to keep up with
what's happening in Reader's Theatre today? For access to an impressive resource
for everyone – parents, teachers, and librarians, as
well as young people – be sure to visit the web site
designed, maintained and supported by award-winning author and speaker Aaron Shepard www.aaronshep.com
Check
out all the truly helpful links while you're there. And read about Aaron
and his books!
OR
Go to Imagine the Universe! (For ages 14 and up.)
Lee Wardlaw has won many awards as author of 23 books for young readers, ranging from picture books to young adults. A former elementary school teacher, Ms. Wardlaw is in great demand for lectures at schools and libraries throughout California and out-of-state, talking to students about the writing and publishing process. To date, she has given over 400 presentations in grades K-8, as well as to high school students. For more information, visit her website at www.leewardlaw.com
The Marine Mammal Center is
a vital non-profit rescue and rehabilitation hospital
for many stranded, ill or injured marine mammals found off the coast of northern
California and nearby.
Click
here or on the image below to learn about seals, sea lions, whales, dolphins
and sea otters. Find out how they are rescued and treated, and returned to the wild when
possible. If you're starting to think about what career to choose, the
Center also provides links to information about marine
science careers.
Click on the links below to read these surprising stories by Shirley Ann Parker:
Limerick #1
There once was a children's book artist,
Whose wife said "He's sure not the smartest.
He's got talent galore
That he throws on the floor.
And the cat shreds it all like his Hah! list!"
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Do you like adventure, mystery, and fantasy?
Two real children - Christy, 12 and her brother Brad, 16 - move into an old house on the top of a mountain, and meet two Ghost Kids. Get involved with the family and their many adventures. This is the beginning of the Christy and Brad series.
Click
here to read more about Ghost Kids Trilogy
by Linda
Meckler
Limerick #2
There once was a children's book writer
Who grew old from long being a fighter.
She gave all her books
To the teachers and cooks.
Now the children all glow so much brighter!
Would
you like to learn how to write a story?! Or are you keen on lizards? Have
the fantastic adventures of Hawaiian Moki the Gecko
stirred
up your imagination? Has the endless curiosity of his second cousin Chet Gecko, Private Eye
given you some great ideas about how you would solve
a mystery?
For a really fun look at author Bruce
Hale, Writer Guy's
website and his
current speaking schedule, be sure to click on: www.brucehale.com
Kathleen
Duey
has written
marvelous books for just about every reading age group of
children and young adults. Her deeply researched historical fiction
includes daily diaries, survival tales, love stories, freaky facts, humor,
fantasy and much more! Kathleen loves librarians and teachers as much as
she loves her young readers. To learn more about Kathleen's exciting books,
visit her website by clicking on:
http://www.kathleenduey.com
Limerick #3
There once was a children's book editor
Who lost all the bills from her creditor.Said she, "You're just crazy!
My life is a daisy!"
And so nothing good can be read to her!
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