Literature

There are general and specific sites here. Remember that children's literature is not just for elementary school. There are general sites, sites by author, fairy tales and myths and poetry.

General:
Children's Literature Web Guide This is a rich web site. Categories include books for young adults, recommendations for reluctant readers and sure fire books for Junior high readers. Links to Caldecott winners and other award winning books. Links to author pages and to stories on the web. Gives a site for literature and reading conferences. Includes resources for teachers, parents, writers and storytellers. Great jumping off place!
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site Comprehensive list of book reviews, activities to use with the books, curriculum and subject integration. The books are listed by title, author and curriculum area.
The Internet Classics Archive Access to downloadable copies of Aeschylus, Aristotle, Homer, Plato, etc.
Project Gutenberg Free electronic texts to download or read online.
Science Fiction Study Guides Novels are reviewed, background pieces on authors. Site maintained by Paul Brians from the Department of English at Washington State University.
Writing Black This site is dedicated to the African-American contribution to American literature.
Author’s and Literature in Grades 5-6
      http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/56chilit.htm
Author’s and Literature in Grades 7-8
      http://www.literacy.uconn.edu/78chilit.htm

Sites by Author:
Author's Pen This site helps you find author's on the Internet.
My Little House on the Prairie Homepage of Laura Ingalls Wilder Everything you ever wanted to know about Laura Ingalls Wilder, her family and her books.
Seussville This is the official Seuss cyber-playground. Go to the site for games, books, the real life Dr. Seuss.
The Mother Goose Pages Great site!
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Complete annotated works available online. Includes sonnets and lesser known poems.
Mining Company Resources for Literature on the World Wide Web. Links to many authors.
Arthur Site devoted to the famous aardvark, "Arthur." Young students will love it.
Lewis Carroll Home Page Comprehensive site.
The Oz Home Page Site devoted to the famous books.
Anne Frank Center, USA  This site was created by the U.S. Ann Frank Center. It tries to educate people about her life and the times in which she lived. There is a photo scrapbook and selections from her diary.
Dickens Electronic Archive This is the Dickens Project at the University of California.
F. Scott Fitzgerald Centenary Quotes, stories and much more in commemoration on his 100th birthday.
Jane Austen Information Page Lots of biographical information as well as online versions of her writings.
William Faulkner This is an ever growing site dedicated to the life and writings of Faulkner.
Work in Progress: A James Joyce Site
Zora Neale Hurston Information about her novels and short stories as well as photographs and essays about her influence on American writing.

Fairy Tales and Myths:
Creation Stories and Traditional Wisdom Literature of indigenous peoples and a chance for students to write and submit their own myths, legends or fables. The home page for this project explains the details, and includes specific educational goals and suggests classroom strategies and activities.
SurLaLune  Annotated fairy tales from around the world.
Grimm's Fairy Tales from Folklore to Forever from National Geographic. Gorgeous site with sound.
Cinderella Project Lots of different versions of this fairy tale and copies of the original illustrations.
Folklore and Mythology Electronic Texts A stash of little known Asian and Nordic tales. Different versions of Snow White and Cinderella as well.
Folklore and Legends Focuses on Celtic and Viking legends.
Norse folktales and legends  A collection of Norse classics..
Myths and Legends Index to all sorts of tales from various countries and times.
Mayan Folktales translated by Fernando Penalosa.
Children's Stories and Folktales from Indonesia

Look under Multicultural resources for more myths and tales.

Poetry:
Internet Poetry Archive This site is dedicated to making poetry accessible. It gives teachers ways of presenting the poets featured on this site to their students.
American Verse Project Features 19th century poets and some 18th and 20th.
Glossary of Poetic Terms Definitions include phonetic pronunciation, examples and quotations from famous poets.