Picture+Books


 * Station 3 for Picture Book Bonanza **

Explore at least two of the multimedia and interactive resources available at this station. The links are on the wikispace. How might you use one or more of these resources to integrate effective practices for promoting reading engagement (e.g., success, thematic reading, choice, relevance, and/or collaboration) into your classroom literacy curriculum?
 * Interactive Media to Foster Reading Engagement and Motivation - **


 * **Online Read-Aloud**
 * [|Storyline Online]: Pamela Reed reads the book Stellaluna (scan through books on left menu and then see related study guide on the table)
 * **Online Storytelling**
 * [|BookHive Zingertales]–
 * [|Anansi and Two Feasts] (Storyteller Donna Washington)
 * [|The Bear That Listened Too Much](Storyteller Tony Tallent)
 * [|Arap Sang (Half God and Half Man) and the Vultures] (Storyteller Donna Washington)
 * ** Reading Online Informational Texts **
 * Math Dictionary for Kids []
 * Yuckiest Site on the Internet http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/


 * Other Picture Book Resources **

**Exploring Picture Books**
 * [|100 Picture Books Everyone Should Know] (New York Public Library)
 * [|The Illustrations and Stories in Picture Books]
 * [|Picturing Books: A Website About Picture Books]
 * [|Just One More Book! Children's Book Podcasts]
 * [|Best Children's Books Online:] Hundreds of free books to read or connect with others to write your own!

**Interactive Online Books**
 * [|TumbleBooks - eBooks for eKids]
 * [|Big Universe: Read, Create, and Share Children's Books Online]
 * [|International Children's Digital Library]
 * [|Ebooks Collection from NYC Library]