KIDS DIRECTORY

Results On The Web: 1 - 9 of 9

1. Artsy Fartsy Kids

   Play, learn, and create at this site for kids who are seriously interested in art, music, and literature. Learn to read music, find a timeline of art periods, read about famous authors, discover famous composers, and even play games.

   http://artsyfartsy.theartsweb.com/

   
   

2. African American Women Writers of the 19th Century

   Read samples of stories and poems written by African-American women of the 19th century. From the New York Public Library Digital Library Collection.

   http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/

   
   

3. BookJackets.com

   This site written for kids, by kids, explores authors and award-winning books as well as top picks.

   http://www.bookjackets.com/

   
   

4. HarperChildrens.com

   Explore the fiction, non-fiction, and picture books from Harper Collins. Meet lots of authors and check out the fun stuff too!

   http://www.harperchildrens.com/hch/

   
   

5. Horn Book Virtual History Exhibit

   Read letters and hear clips from radio interveiws with historic authors such as Rosemary Wells, Beatrix Potter, Roald Dahl, and more!

   http://www.hbook.com/exhibit/authillus.html

   
   

6. I Hear America Singing: Profiles

   Biographies of the key composers, poets and writers, artists, and artistic and cultural movements that have shaped the American song saga. From PBS.

   http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/profiles.html

   
   

7. Oxford Education: Authors

   Bios on several popular children's authors.

   http://www.oup.co.uk/oxed/children/authors/

   
   

8. Scribbling Women

   Discover what 19th century women were scribbling. Read biographies of Willa Cather, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and Susan Glaspell, learn about their famous works, and listen to the plays.

   http://www.scribblingwomen.org/

   
   

9. The Wayside: Home of Authors

   Learn about this historical home in Concord, Massachusetts and the authors who lived and wrote there.

   http://www.nps.gov/mima/wayside/

   
   

---

  1  

---