1. Children's Literature & History (Whipping Boy)
Literature Reference Sites:
University of Calgary - http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/
The Clearinghouse of ERIC Reading Bibliographies - http://reading.indiana.edu/ieo/bcata.html
Children’s Books Online - http://etext.virginia.edu/subjects/Young-Readers.html
Carol Hurst - http://www.carolhurst.com/
Database of Children’s Literature Awards - http://www.dawcl.com/
General Resources - http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/childlit.htm
Authors and Illustrators on the Web - http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/html/relatedsites/rs-authorsillust.shtml
University of Southern Mississippi, de Grummond Children’s Literature - http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/
Fairrosa Children’s Library - http://www.fairrosa.info/
Kay Vandergrift at Rutgers - http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/ChildrenLit/
The Clearinghouse of ERIC Reading Digests - http://reading.indiana.edu/ieo/dcat.html
Children’s Picture Book Database - http://www.lib.muohio.edu/pictbks/
Search List of Recommended Literature - http://www.cde.ca.gov/literaturelist/litsearch.asp
Embracing the Child - http://www.embracingthechild.org/
Awards
Children’s Literature Awards - http://www.literature-awards.com/childrens_literature.htm
Caldecott Award - http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bookmediaawards&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=53458
Newberry Award - http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=bookmediaawards&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=53478
Best Books for Young Adults - http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/bestbooksyoung.htm
Coretta Scott King Award - http://www.ala.org/ala/srrt/corettascottking/corettascott.htm
Young Reader’s Choice - http://www.pnla.org/yrca/
Parent’s Choice - http://www.parents-choice.org/awards_portal.cfm?award=AW&awdyr=2003&awdse=c

History
Landmarks in the history of Children’s Literature - http://www.accd.edu/Sac/english/bailey/childlit.htm
Social History of Children’s Literature –http://scils.rutgers.edu/%7Ekvander/HistoryofChildLit/index.html
The history of Children’s Literature - http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ejcorbally/eng218/lect2.html
Brief History of Children’s Literature - http://www.southernct.edu/%7Ebrownm/300hlit.html
Introduction to the History of Juvenile Literature to 1900 -http://www.dartmouth.edu/%7Elibrary/Library_Bulletin/Nov1996/LB-N96-Dennis.html

Whipping Boy: Reviews, Activities, vocabulary and teacher ideas:
http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading8/whipping_boy.htm
http://www.nancypolette.com/LitGuidesText/whippingboy.htm
http://www.nt.net/~torino/boy.html
http://www.age9-12.com/Whipping_Boy_Award_0816710384.html
http://66.102.7.104/search?q=cache:MliLhF7zGCcJ:fieldguides.heinemann.com/samples/The_Whipping_Boy.pdf+whipping+boy&hl=en&ie=UTF-8

Whipping Boy: Children’s Reviews:
http://mgfx.com/kidlit/kids/artlit/reviews/montoya.htm
http://www.spaghettibookclub.org/title.php3?grade=&title=The%20Whipping%20Boy
http://zuckermansbarn.com/ns_details.php?Bookid=FleischmanS86
http://kids.nypl.org/reviews/books/display.cfm?title=Whipping%20Boy%2C%20The&ISBN=0060521228

2. Elements of Literature (Sarah Plain and Tall)
Elements of Fiction
University of South Florida - http://www.cas.usf.edu/lis/lis6585/class/litelem.html
Perspectives in American Literature - http://www.csustan.edu/english/reuben/pal/append/AXG.HTML
Lisa R. Lazarescu - http://web.cocc.edu/lisal/literaryterms/elements_of_literature.htm

Sarah Plain and tall Classroom Materials:
Mountain City Elementary School, content and links- http://www.mce.k12tn.net/reading3/sarah.htm
SDCOE, Intermediate Thematic - http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/sarah/sarahtg.htm
MCPS Economics and Geography, Gr. 3 - http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/curriculum/socialstd/grade5/Sarah_Plain.html
Study Guides - http://www.nt.net/~torino/sarah.html

3. Artists and Illustrators
List of selected picture books

4. Picture Books
The Evolution of the Illustrated Children’s Book - http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/childhood/pictur.htm
100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know - http://www.nypl.org/branch/kids/gloria.html

5. Poetry and Traditional Literature (In the Beginning - Creation stories from Around the World)

6. Modern Fantasy (Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH)

Children and Young Adult Fantasy and Science Fiction - http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/middlegradea.htm
Mythopoeic Society - http://www.mythsoc.org/

7. Contemporary Realistic Fiction (TBD)

Banned Books Online - http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/banned-books.html
Contemporary and Historical Realistic Fiction - http://www.mindspring.com/~stct42/edu/cont_his.html

A separate Peace:
Home Page- http://library.exeter.edu/dept/Special/separate_peace/
WebQuest - http://web-and-flow.com/members/shursey/separatepeace/webquest.htm

9. Non Fiction (Maus)
What is Nonfiction - http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/nonfic.htm
Orbis Pictus - http://www.ncte.org/elem/awards/orbispictus
YA recommended books for the college bound http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/outstandingbooks/nonfictionoutstanding.htm
Questions - http://www.wwnorton.com/college/english/pmafim/spiegel.htm
Holocaust in the Classroom - http://clerccenter.gallaudet.edu/products/perspectives/mar-apr99/schleper.html
Do Graphic Novels Belong in the Classroom? - http://eprentice.sdsu.edu/F034/rvasquez/teacher_wip.html
A different type of Holocaust Literature - http://www.georgetown.edu/faculty/bassr/218/projects/oliver/MausbyAO.htm
Working through the Trauma of the Holocaust - http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/holocaust/spiegelman.html
Maus at the Museum of Jewish History - http://www.nmajh.org/exhibitions/maus/index.html

10. Celebrations of Culture (Bud Not Buddy)
Selecting Multicultural Literature - http://www.4children.org/news/9-97mlit.htm
Multicultural Literature Bibliographies - http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/multicultural.htm
Multicultural Children's Literature - http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/presrvce/pe3lk28.htm
Multicultural Children’s Lit in Elem Classroom- http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content5/multi.cult.lit.class.html
Crossing Borders: Multicultural Literature in the Classroom. Paper by Deborah Dietrich, Kathleen S. Ralph - http://www.ncela.gwu.edu/pubs/jeilms/vol15/crossing.htm
Selecting Multicultural Literature: Author insights- http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/instructor/multicultural.htm
Multicultural Resources for Children - http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/multipub.htm
Recommended Books in English about Latinos - http://www.csusm.edu/cgi-bin/portal/www.book_eng.book_home?lang=SP
African Children’s Literature - http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/cm/africana/children.htm
African American Folktales & Integrated Curric - http://www.cis.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1993/2/93.02.08.x.html
Using Multicultural LIterature to Teach Reading Processes - http://coe.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/MulticulturalLit/Default.htm
CSK Award - http://www.ala.org/ala/emiert/corettascottkingbookawards/corettascott.htm

Bud not Buddy Resources - http://eduscapes.com/reading/bud/student.htm
Interview with Christopher Paul Curtis - http://www.powells.com/authors/curtis.html
Random HouseTeacher's Guide - http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=0385323069&view=tg

11. Literature on the Curriculum (Esperanza Rising)
The Clearinghouse on Reading Bibliographies - http://reading.indiana.edu/ieo/balpha.html
Pura Belpré Award - http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/belpremedal/belprmedal.htm
Student Reviews of Esperanza - http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/swyar/browseTitle.asp?booktype=Realistic&booktitle=Esperanza+Rising
Pam Munoz Ryan - http://www.pammunozryan.com/
Esperanza Rising Historical links - http://home.jps.net/~gailhd/crossing/esperanza/student.htm

Ninteen Eighty-Four
Online Book - http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/books/1984.htm
Background Information - http://www.netcharles.com/orwell/articles/1984-background-info.htm
Big Brother? - http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/07/28/IN244190.DTL
Study Guide Material - http://www.gerenser.com/1984/analysis.html
Great Resources - http://www.webenglishteacher.com/orwell.html

Links to Student Projects
Nathan Traller 5/2004 - Books That Work
Lennae Jenkins 5/2005- http://education.ed.pacificu.edu/sweb/jenkins/Caldecott%20page/index.htm
Noel Wauer 5/2005 - Mrs. Frisby, PPT and Discussion
Serena Chidester 5/2005 - 10 tips to Caldecott Recognition
Lacy Todd 5/2005 - Comparative Analysis of Caldecott Award Books

12. Literature on the Classroom (Joey Pigza Loses Control)