During our recent trainings many of our teachers requested additional websites and rescources for using eBooks.

eBook Websites

The International Children's Digital Library

http://www.icdlbooks.org/

The ICDL is a five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation and the Institute for Museum and Library Services to create a digital library of international children's books. The collection's focus is on identifying materials that help children to understand the world around them and the global society in which they live. This wonderful new site is user-friendly and includes search engines, color pictures and books in dozens of different languages. This site is just too good to miss!

BookPALS Storyline Online

http://www.storylineonline.net/index2.html

Popular picture books are read by members of the Screen Actors Guild. The site also offers activities and lesson ideas for each story.

Books by Gosh

http://www.bygosh.com/

Offers classic children's books to be read online.

Electronic Text Center - University of Virginia

http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ebooks/subjects/subjects-young.html

Offers a wide variety of online texts from the University of Virginia.

Project Gutenberg

http://www.gutenberg.org/

Thousands of ebooks are available from Project Gutenberg.

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ebook Resources

Internet Public Library Kidspace

http://www.ipl.org/kidspace/browse/rzn0000

The Internet Public Library Kidspace provides a number of links to available reading websites.

eBooks in Education

http://www.drscavanaugh.org/ebooks/

Numerous links are available from this site and include e-book libraries, e-book reading strategies, and e-book lesson ideas.

Creating eBooks with Students

Using PowerPoint to Create E-books

http://www.drscavanaugh.org/ebooks/creating_ebooks_with_powerpoint.htm

This site offers step-by-step directions and a template for creating e-books using students' work using PowerPoint.

Microsoft Reader Add-In

http://www.microsoft.com/reader/developers/downloads/rmr.mspx

Using this free download from Microsoft e-books can be created for Microsoft Reader by converting Word files.

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