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Curious George is a Curious Reader

To see video, use firefox

Refresh the screen to replay. Then visit www.read.gov

DIGITAL LIBRARY Check out the Learning Post in the library for more ideas.

Read a story - NetLibrary NetLibrary is a collection of books in digital format for reading. Find children's books using Advanced search: Subject or Keyword: juvenile. These books are publicly accessible without a subscription.

		Look it up - Animals and Earth & Space - PebbleGo PebbleGo has two information databases for children in grades 1-3. Select Animals or Earth & Space. Listen to information about an animal and watch a video. Play games like Habitat Hunt and Predator and Prey. In Earth & Space explore Earth Science, Seasons, Space and Weather.

 

		Read to Me - - TumbleBooks TumbleBooks are animated, talking books. The collection includes picture books and chapter books.
		OverDrive has downloadable audio and ebooks for children grades 4-12. Use Advanced Search and drop down subject list to find Juvenile or Youth selections.

SOMETHING GOOD TO READ

Reading Suggestions, request a personal list

MCBA Booklist, Master List of Titles for 2010-2011
MCBA Clickable list of Wellesley owned titles for 2010-2011

WPS Summer Reading Lists - 2010
Summer reading list for grades K-5. Prepared by the Elementary School Librarians.
Clickable list and paper list (prints on legal sized paper).

Children's Department Booklists

Books in Series

Awards
Massachusetts Book Award

Award Winning Books

American Library Association (ALSC) Book & Media Awards

Reading Suggestions - databases with ideas

New Items in the Children's Collection
New Fiction for Children
New CD's and DVD's for Children
New Non-Fiction & Biography for Children

PARENTS' and TEACHERS' PAGE

For Parents