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Nassau Digital Doorway       Suffolk Wave Digital Library
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List of Juvenile Fiction Titles in Nassau County (457 Books & growing)

 Browse the Suffolk County Children's Collection (450 Books & growing)

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Artemis Fowl
If you're a fan of the series, you'll love this site!

Arthur: The World's Most Famous Aardvark
Hosted by PBS, this is the homepage of Arthur, Marc Brown's popular aardvark.
 
Between the Lions
This is the Web site for the PBS show with reading suggestions and activities related to each episode.

A Book and a Hug    NEW!
This new site has a great Find A Book tool (in the top right hand corner)  that lets readers choose a category, a reading level and even select some keywords. There are currently about 2,000 suggestions, and the site is growing.

Book Plates at My Home Library
At this site, you will find beautiful full-color bookplates featuring the work of several well-known illustrators. Each bookplate proclaims "This book belongs in the home library of..." and each may be downloaded and printed out in color.

Caldecott Medal Home Page
At this site, students can explore the history of the prestigious Caldecott Medal and see a complete listing of past and present winners.

Candlelight Stories
An interactive site with many online activities where children can listen to stories being read, play online games, and enter contests.

The Children's Book Council
At this non-profit organization's site, there are links for parents, teachers, librarians, and those related to the book-publishing world. The council's site promotes the enjoyment of children's literature and has links to many useful sites including individual authors' Web pages.
 
Dr. Seuss's Seusville
Play games that feature Dr. Seuss's beloved characters, enter trivia contests on classic Seuss books, enjoy recipes, and much more!

Eragon, Eldest, and Brisingr-The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini
Here's the official interactive site for the Eragon books. You'll find the latest news, and information and activities related to the book.

Flashlight Readers
This is an online book club for kids who love to read! Share books in a fun and interactive way including games, chats with authors, and slide shows. It's fun and it's free for beginning to advanced level readers.
 

Harry Potter (from Scholastic)
View sample chapters from the books, listen to a pronunciation guide, meet the author and illustrator, or take the wizard challenge.

Henry's Book Club
Each month, two books will be featured on this ASPCA Web site, created in honor of the organization's founder, Henry Bergh.  The books featured for children and young adults will help spread the word of what it means to be humane. Suggestions for starting a book club are included.

Judy Moody
In celebration of 10 years of Judy Moody, this Web site has been updated and offers colorful visuals and lots of "Way-Not-Boring Stuff to Do."

Junie B. Jones
This is the site for you if you're a fan of Junie. You'll find a biography on author Barbara Park, all about the books in the series, activities, a trivia quiz, and more.

Learn to Read at Starfall--Teaching Comprehension and Phonics
This creative site helps beginning readers practice through the use of interactive books with sound, games, and movies.

Newbery Medal & Honor Books, 1922-Present
Discover the children's books that have received the Newbery Medal. Read summaries of the current winners and see a listing of all the winning books of the past.

PBS Kids Raising Readers
Activities include a reading calendar, stories and videos to view and printable fun activities--all geared to making reading a fun part of everyday life.

Read.gov: Online Book & Resources NEW!
This new Library Of Congress site for kids teens and adults "features access to kid-friendly Web sites, public programs, new books, and even a media room where they can view webcasts of young adult and children’s authors."  Make sure to check out The Exquisite Corpse Adventure; episode one was written by Jon Scieszka, and every 2 weeks, a new episode will be written by a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators.

Read Kiddo Read 
Author James Patterson has joined up with children's literature consultant Judy Freeman and others on this new site which recommends high interest books for different age groups.

Reading Rockets: Recommended Kids Books by Theme
This list of books for children was put together by a former member of the American Library Association's Notable Children's Books committee.
 

RIF Reading Planet for Kids
Here are lots of fun reading related activities. The site is divided into 4 main areas: Game Station, Express Yourself, Activity Lab and Book Zone.

Storyline Online  NEW!
This is a great streaming video program that features Screen Actors Guild members reading children's books aloud.

Warriors
Here's the Web site for the popular Erin Hunter series, where readers will find interesting activities and a short video related to the books.

Webtime Stories
This is a super site with links to wonderful pages that celebrate reading and books. In the Storytime section, students can listen to online stories or poetry and create their own personalized storybooks. Other sections include links to mythology and folk tale sites, links to pages for young adults, and a section entitled Just for Fun.

American Girl
This online magazine for girls has puzzles, games, and quizzes.

National Geographic for Kids
Features on this online magazine include Amazing Animals, Wild and Wacky, What in the World?, World News, and a daily Fun Fact.

OwlKids.com
The home of the Chirp, ChikaDEE, and Owl e-zines, 3 sites containing puzzles, games, and activities with colorful photos and unusual stories about animals and people.

Weekly Reader
This magazine's logo is "Engaging children to help them learn every day." There are lots of interesting feature articles.