Here are some great books for children and author websites to use with your class.
Try this link to the Childrens Book Council of Australia . These books have been awarded prizes for excellence. Click on the link to find the shortlisted books for this year.
The ACT Department of Education and Training runs the Chief Ministers Reading Challenge. As part of the challenge, lists of great books for children from Kinder to Year 8 are listed on the Chief Ministers Reading Challengewebsite. This is a wonderful source of book titles for children and adolescents. Click on the link and visit the website.
Some favourite authors and links to their websites:
Roald Dahl has written so many delightful children's books, some of which have been made into children's movies. One of these is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Click on the link to find out more about Roald Dahl and his books. You will also find some other fun stuff to read and do on the website.
Paul Jennings writes children's books for very young children with the Rascal series to older readers with his new book The Nest aimed at High School children. Click on his link to go to his website. Children can even write to Paul Jennings and read his blog as well as find out about his fantastic books for all ages.
Steven Herrick is an Australian poet. His poetry is unique, funny and very appealing for children. Take a look at Steven Herrick reading his poem 10 Things Your Parents Will Never Say...
Andy Griffiths writes funny stories that appeal to the sense of humour of children. Click on his name to go to his website to preview some of his books and follow links to other sites including games and quizzes.
Morris Gleitzmanwrites books which touch on subjects such as refugees and war. His books are well written and include humour as well as serious themes. Children can easily relate to his characters no matter what the subject matter is or where the characters are from. Reading books about these topics gives children a wonderful perspective of what life is like for other children in very different situations to themselves and instills tolerance and empathy. My favourite book is Boy Overboard which is about a brother and sister who love soccer. They live in Afghanistan but have to escape with their parents and so they come to Australia as refugees.On the way they have many amazing adventures. He has recently written 2 books called Once and Then dealing with children and war.
Indigo magazineis a magazine for young girls which provides an alternative to girlie magazines which focus on the perfect body image, models and superstars. It is about real girls and is worth taking a look at for girls in upper primary-early secondary school.
Anthony Horowitz writes books for older readers. His book Stormbreaker starring Alex Ryder has been made into a movie and is also available as a comic book.
Andy Griffiths writes funny books for children of all ages. The stories are engaging and quite easy to read. Jeff Kinney wrote the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. These are addictive and brilliant books which appeal to middle to upper primary and beyond. There is even a Do It Yourself Diary with awesome writing ideas and cartoons to fill in. Watch a video of Jeff Kinney talking about how he wrote Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Websites for children to access literacy ideas, games and activities:
http://www.carnegielibrary.org/kids/mystorymaker/
a website for making stories using a variety of characters, settings and plots for children to choose
http://www.roythezebra.com/
interactive reading games
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/jeather/writingfun/writingfun.html
ideas for writing in different genres
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/
a fun website for children to create their own wacky tales
Here are some great books for children and author websites to use with your class.
Try this link to the Childrens Book Council of Australia . These books have been awarded prizes for excellence. Click on the link to find the shortlisted books for this year.
The ACT Department of Education and Training runs the Chief Ministers Reading Challenge. As part of the challenge, lists of great books for children from Kinder to Year 8 are listed on the Chief Ministers Reading Challengewebsite. This is a wonderful source of book titles for children and adolescents. Click on the link and visit the website.
Some favourite authors and links to their websites:
Roald Dahl has written so many delightful children's books, some of which have been made into children's movies. One of these is Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Click on the link to find out more about Roald Dahl and his books. You will also find some other fun stuff to read and do on the website.Paul Jennings writes children's books for very young children with the Rascal series to older readers with his new book The Nest aimed at High School children. Click on his link to go to his website. Children can even write to Paul Jennings and read his blog as well as find out about his fantastic books for all ages.
Steven Herrick is an Australian poet. His poetry is unique, funny and very appealing for children. Take a look at Steven Herrick reading his poem 10 Things Your Parents Will Never Say...
Andy Griffiths writes funny stories that appeal to the sense of humour of children. Click on his name to go to his website to preview some of his books and follow links to other sites including games and quizzes.
Morris Gleitzmanwrites books which touch on subjects such as refugees and war. His books are well written and include humour as well as serious themes. Children can easily relate to his characters no matter what the subject matter is or where the characters are from. Reading books about these topics gives children a wonderful perspective of what life is like for other children in very different situations to themselves and instills tolerance and empathy. My favourite book is Boy Overboard which is about a brother and sister who love soccer. They live in Afghanistan but have to escape with their parents and so they come to Australia as refugees.On the way they have many amazing adventures. He has recently written 2 books called Once and Then dealing with children and war.
Indigo magazineis a magazine for young girls which provides an alternative to girlie magazines which focus on the perfect body image, models and superstars. It is about real girls and is worth taking a look at for girls in upper primary-early secondary school.
Mem Fox is a well recognised Australian author for young children. Her books will appeal to many audiences but particularly for the early school years. Listen to Mem read aloud from one of her books
Anthony Horowitz writes books for older readers. His book Stormbreaker starring Alex Ryder has been made into a movie and is also available as a comic book.
Andy Griffiths writes funny books for children of all ages. The stories are engaging and quite easy to read.
Jeff Kinney wrote the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. These are addictive and brilliant books which appeal to middle to upper primary and beyond. There is even a Do It Yourself Diary with awesome writing ideas and cartoons to fill in. Watch a video of Jeff Kinney talking about how he wrote Diary of a Wimpy Kid.